Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie was born in

• Springfield Missouri

• Staten Island N.Y.

• Dunfermline Scotland

Carnegie's parents left their homeland because of

• war

• famine

• religious beliefs

In 1848 the family immigrated to

• South Beach Miami

• Houston Texas

• Allegheny Pennsylvania

At age 13 Andrew worked in a factory as a bobbin boy earning ___________ for working a 70 hour week

• 1.20

• 10.00

• 3.00

Andrew was unable to attend school, instead he borrowed books from a local citizen's private library to teach himself

• True

• False

Andrews worked as a telegraph messenger and then in 1853 went to work for the

• army

• labor union

• railroads

Carnegie learned about business and _______________________

• investing

• profit sharing

• credit

Carnegie's first business was called the

• Interstate Toll Company

• Keystone Bridge Company

• Allied Business Association

Andrew Carnegie's wealth increased dramatically when he began to invest in

• steel

• ore

• gold

In ________ Carnegie created U.S. Steel with banker J.P. Morgan

• 1900

• 1876

• 1901