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had completely different views concerning politics. The Federalist party was led by Alexander Hamilton who supported a stronger central government and a loose interpretation of the constitution. However, the Democratic-Republican party was led by Thomas Jefferson who supported state’s rights and a strict interpretation of the constitution. After the War of 1812, a one-party system developed due to the collapse of the Federalists party at the Hartford Convention in 1815. The era of the one-party…

Triumphantly surpassing a poor childhood, Andrew Carnegie became the richest man in knowledge and wealth. Along with his fame came infinite philanthropy and his charitable heart kept giving. Carnegie no longer lives, but his impact on the United States of America in terms of how he changed average lives, as well as the mark he left in the world will forever reign. In light of the fact that walking past him in early years, a person would think that Carnegie was just a simple, poor Irish boy,…

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish immigrant who became successful in the steel industry during the Gilded Age, which were the 1870’s-1900’s. He worked as a messenger until Thomas Scott, the superintendent of Pennsylvania Railroad, saw potential in Carnegie and became his mentor. His mentor later assigned Carnegie the job to build a bridge across the Mississippi. This resulted in Carnegie investing in the steel industry, since he thought it’d be the strongest material to build the longest bridge in…

studious, inexperienced man, who by then had used various law and statehouse connections as stepping stones to his future career as a politician (Pinheiro par. 4). His ambitions of a political aspirant were influenced by his adherence towards his mentor Andrew Jackson, in turn, earning him the label of “Young Hickory” (par…

richest men in the world? Andrew Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world. Andrew Carnegie went rags to rich when he established a productive steel company. He eventually sold the business for millions of dollars. Through dedicator, intelligence trial and error, this famous American invented a material that has built the U.S. Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant that became the richest man in the world, and then he spent the rest of his life giving away his money. Andrew Carnegie was a…

Andrew Carnegie began working at the age of 13 in a cotton mill for $1.20 a week. In 1853, Carnegie became a personal secretary and telegrapher to Thomas Scott, superintendent and later president of Pennsylvania Railroad. About twelve years later, Carnegie quit the railroad business to focus on iron and bridge building, oil and the sale of railroad bonds. In 1882, Carnegie bought Homestead Ironworks from Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Company. Later in 1892, the Carnegie Steel Company was created,…

doing what they love, and making sure they were the best at it. Considering how both Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates are derived from different beginnings. They both embraced life’s challenges and made the decisions necessary to, one, become the wealthy men they desired to be, and two, not forget about those in need, through charity work. In a small town named Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie was born in the small gray stone cottage on Moodie Street. His father…

if any, positive impacts on the Native Americans. The purpose of this paper is about the Indian removal policies that was created by an American president Andrew Jackson. In the development of this research, the removal of the Cherokees to land west of the Mississippi will be the center of attention . It’s important to know what motivate Andrew Jackson, to evict the Cherokees from their own land, and how the Cherokees react to that matter. The relocation of the Indians did not happen without…

uprising. A.2. During Washington’s presidency, there was a rise in political factions because of their different point of views. George Washington believed political factions could cause a division in the nation. A.3. The Republican party was led by Thomas Jefferson, but the opposing party-Federalist-was led by Alexander Hamilton. Both party leaders disagreed over the power of the federal government because Hamilton wanted a strong central government while Jefferson didn’t. A.4. I believe…

without the careful consideration of the past when making decisions for the future and Andrew Carnegie strongly believed that. “Because Andrew’s lifetime spanned two worlds, before and after mechanization, his actions continuously manifested an ambivalence rooted in his double exposure to the old world among the cottages, glens, and firths of Scotland and the new world among of smoky factories in America.” (Andrew Carnegie 13) Most of his actions as a businessman demonstrated mastery of the…