The Men Who Built America Part 1 Two hundred years ago the United States of America was not what it is today. After the original thirteen colonies gained freedom from the U.K. the country continued to grow and prosper; however, it wasn't until after the civil war, when the industrial revolution began, till America began its rise to becoming one of the top economies in the world. This was due to the abundance of businesses that we're started by America's elite. However, some of the people who contributed
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The “Men Who Built America” rebuilt our country after the Civil War. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Thomas Scott, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Henry Ford all played vital roles in building America. The men who built america were beneficial to our country providing transportation, light, and, architectural advancements. Cornelius Vanderbilt, nicknamed the Commodore as he was publically named this for the reputation he gained for being competitive and
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“The Men Who Built America” “The Men Who Built America” was based off of three men, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Carnegie, each played a very important role in making America what it is today. Rockefeller made a monopoly off of standard oil. Vanderbilt made a monopoly of the railroad system in America while Carnegie made a monopoly from steel. The men had many accomplishments throughout their lives. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 and was an American industrialist and philanthropist
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Why I think we should watch The Men Who Built America in class. We are learning mainly about American history in class, right? Well this show is a little more advanced in history than what we are learning now. If we have spare time, like before Christmas break and you want to do something fun, but yet educational at the same time, this the best answer for you. Now this show has four episodes in it, each one is an hour and a half long. If you are teaching American history this show is well-suited
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Ironworkers: Building America I never really knew who built skyscrapers and big tall buildings or even little metal ones until I moved to Oklahoma for work. I worked on a job in Pryor and saw these men walking on beams and erecting this large building with steel. I was amazed and mesmerized. It was crazy to believe that these men and even women do this job. For example; they connect beams and columns, bolt-up, weld and other things. All on two inch to two foot beams. These men and women build small
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The Men who built America: a True Tale of Innovation Change is an inevitable fact of life and it also applies in the world of business in countless ways. Staying ahead of the crowd of competitors is part of innovation and the greatest business pioneers of our time were the best at adapting to the environment that surrounded them and their influence. “The Men who Built America” shows many interesting parts of the business world both good and bad. Hostile takeovers and buyouts were byproducts
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Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation Response/Reflection The video titled Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation thoroughly reassesses the history of slavery. The documentary tells of how slavery was brought to America, and of the conditions under which these slaves were forced to live. The trade that began in Africa was not initially focused on trading humans, but rather on gold. Gradually, the British took control and started trafficking Africans to their colonies in America
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Essay 1 In the 1720’s, France, England, and Spain were in competition for land in North America . Spain controlled Florida and France had control of Canada and the Louisiana territory. England decided to build the first British garrison in the Georgia colony . The fort was established in 1721 as the southernmost outpost of British North America . The fort was constructed at the mouth of the Altamaha River to protect the British claim to the Georgia colony and also the surrounding area was rich in
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In these three paragraphs I will be telling you how the Panama Canal was built, the struggles the men who built it had to go through to build this massive canal, I will also talk about how it made an impact on the world past and present day. First I’ll talk about how the Panama Canal was built. First, the French started the canal, which ended in total failure, where there was many cases of Yellow Fever,failed equipment, and loss of too many lives. Then a few years after the French backed out, the
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could to help the men overseas. They was mothers, daughter, sisters, and boyfriends to most of them. Texas Newspapers was very strong in showing the patriotism of women during this time. Newspapers in Texas brought stories from Washington state to Florida showing how independence of woman was slowly coming forth. Of course it would women was doing jobs that men did before the war. There was even a woman’s baseball league created to replace men’s baseball while they were off at war. Men was leaving to
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