https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o Made with knowledge en-us 2016-10-04 18:11:17 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:45 UTC hello@padlet.com 814018 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128292913 Daniel Drew was born July 1879 in New York. He was interested in the steamboat and later on ended up establishing a People's line. He ended up controlling the Long Island Sound and he operated the steam service in Lake Champlain. ]]> 2016-10-04 18:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128292913 814018 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293330 William was born May 1821 in New Jersey. He was sent to work to work with a business owner. By the age of 19 he was able to improve in profits. The empire that his family had, the railroads, later made him the key figure. The Vanderbilt organization was later given to William. He worked on it until he retired. HE ended up making $100 mil. to $200 mil. which was double what they started with.]]> 2016-10-04 18:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293330 814018 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293436 He was born May 1750 in France. At the age of 14 he had gone across sea with a captain that is involved with the west indies. He came up later with the first bank of the U.S. after the expiration of charter. The fortune he gained he gave to a social welfare institution and he founded the Stephen Girard College.]]> 2016-10-04 18:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293436 814018 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293576 Marshall was on August 1834 in Massachusetts. At age of 16 he was errand boy for a dry-goods store in Pittsfield. He quickly became a salesman and went to Chicago. He later on moved to department stores. His business was known for the quality of the items and the customer service]]> 2016-10-04 18:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293576 814018 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293851 John was born on July 17, 1763 in Germany. At the age of 17 he had began to work for his brother in London, in which musical instruments were made. He later left because he seeked riches. He had the leading company in fur and also imported Chinese tea and silk. His company became more successful after Lewis and Clark had a successful expedition. The new opportunity had his company even richer.]]> 2016-10-04 18:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/sw7rcb73oc3o/wish/128293851