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

During the Panic of 1873, I gave employment to thousands of men to work on the construction of Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

• 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

I believed that wealthy individuals had a moral duty to use their fortune to help others through education and libraries. Who am I?

• 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

I helped stabilize the American economy during the Panic of 1907 by lending money to the U.S. government to end the recession. Who am I?

• 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