Cornelius Vanderbilt Research Paper

During the time period in which reconstruction from the Civil War has passed, cities are growing by the millions. Immigrants are flooding to America and to the highly available factories for a chance at working in the midst of new industries and technologies. Job opportunity was just waiting for the millions of people looking to settle in the cities. While these large areas are becoming even larger, America is changing in big ways. In the late 1800s, America will grow and transform into a better and newer version. The United States is presenting open arms to businessmen that will go on to change The United States forever. One of these men was Cornelius Vanderbilt. Like most of the others, Vanderbilt grew up poor. He was a cutthroat businessman, and got into many fights. At the age of 16 he used a loan to buy a ferry boat, which would soon grow to the largest shipping industry in the world. He would proceed to sell off all his ships in order to …show more content…
Rockefeller. Rockefeller had an interest for business at a young age, and sold candy to children to help support his family. His father, a traveling salesman and a con-man, was never at the house. Whenever he was there, he would take any money they had saved up. He quit school at a young age in order to get a job and support his family. After working in a dull job for a while, Vanderbilt started his own company in oil. Rockefeller would strike a deal with Vanderbilt to transport his oil, but then make a deal with Tom Scott in order to gain more wealth. He would eventually work on his own by building large oil pipes and creating the brand “Standard Oil”. His Ingenuity made him a clever and original businessman, steering him to success. His business would light the homes of Americans, and create the system of pipes that helped to transport oil. Rockefeller profited off of others and exploited features about them, giving him the title of “Robber