Period 6 _ Gilded Age Leaders

I quit school at age 11 and ran my own steamboat vessel by age 16. Who am I?

• Cornelius Vandebilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I became on one of the largest steamship operators and even launched a service during the Gold Rush to transport Americans from New York to San Francisco

• Cornelius Vandebilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I donated ships to the U.S. Military during times of War. Who Am I?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I founded a prestigious university named after me in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I let the U.S. Treasury borrow money from me to avoid financial collapse.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Low wages and fatalities were common in this business leader's factories.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I founded the Standard Oil company which dominated the oil industry. Who Am I?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I offered better treatment for my workers through higher wages, more praise and encouragement than other business leaders during the Gilded Age.

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

I became the United States FIRST billionaire. Who am I?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Contributions and donations were given to medical research to assist with public health causes. Who Am I?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller