https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi Made with an open mind en-us 2017-12-22 01:17:40 UTC 2017-12-22 02:37:43 UTC hello@padlet.com danielmoody01 https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217802345 Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794. He was a businessman his whole life, his first business consisted of a passenger ferry in New York. Building up his business, he eventually made enough money to be able to control the  Hudson River Traffic.  Vanderbilt grew up with a troubled family, however, this fueled him to succeed even more. Eventually, Vanderbilt partnered with Thomas Gibbons in a steamship business in which one thing led to another and later he was able to buy out many ships and succeed in the steamship business, after his friend Thomas, had died. 30 years later, Vanderbilt invested in the railroad, and dominated this industry.   His success throughout his life made him one of the most successful Captains of Industry in history. ]]> 2017-12-22 01:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217802345 danielmoody01 https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217803910 Cornelius Vanderbilt was involved in many industries throughout his life including a passenger ferry business, a steamship business and a railroad industry. He absolutely dominated the railroad industry and was able to make extreme profits off of it. His steamship industry succeeded as well, but just not as good as his railroad industry. Vanderbilt had made a Railroad empire and profited in ways that had never been seen before. ]]> 2017-12-22 02:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217803910 danielmoody01 https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217804130 Vanderbilt amassed his wealth mostly from the steamship industry and the railroad empire. From the steamship industry, he amassed nearly 30 million dollars once he was finished with the business. From the railroad empire, he amassed the most money as he controlled two of the biggest railroads in the country, at the time. ]]> 2017-12-22 02:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217804130 danielmoody01 https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217804373 Vanderbilt did not contribute many things, but, he did contribute something big in a time of need. He provided a steamboat to the Navy during a time of need.]]> 2017-12-22 02:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217804373 danielmoody01 https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217804723 https://www.biography.com/people/cornelius-vanderbilt-9515195]]> 2017-12-22 02:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/danielmoody01/lv1dbchbeshi/wish/217804723