Period 5 - Gilded Age Leaders

I quit school at age 11 and owned my own ferry service by age 16. Who am I?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I gained much of my wealth from the working in the steamboat industry.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I was responsible for the creation of the first railroad service from New York to Chicago.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I donated boats to the U.S. navy during wartime.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

As a Scottish immigrant, I grew up in a very poor family. Who am I?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Famous for funding libraries and spending over $350 million to poor and other charitable organizations.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I grew up in a wealthy family and formed the U.S. Steel Corporations by merging many railroad businesses together.

• Cornelius Vandebilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Most of the philanthropic included donations to museums which an emphasis on the arts.

• Cornelius Vandebilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Demonstrated finance expertise by completing a 6 month course in three months.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Funded the University of Chicago and a medical research center named after him which led to improved researched on yellow fever and meningitis vaccines.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller