1. The Gilded Age
by: JayDee and Katie

2. John D. Rockefeller: America’s First Billionaire…
He was considered to be the “poster child for capitalism”
People saw two sides of him; one considered negative and the other considered successful
Born in 1839 in Moravia, western NY.
Mother was a Baptist and father a traveling medicine practitioner.
In 1853, moved to Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller

3. Troubles in Cleveland… At first. Maurice Clark/Edwin Drake
1870, started the Standard Oil Company of Ohio.
1882, created a trust
Reinventing oil
Here lies a beautiful edited image of John D. Rockefeller which depicts the raw feelings you get by looking at him with his signature next to his face.

4. 1890, Standard Oil Carts in 80% of American stores
Trust Dissolving
This is Rockefeller’s home. All of the windows were placed there so he could be happy inside and still in the sunshine. Just like me.

5. Rockefeller’s decline in health Reluctance to stay with the company
Afterwords
Rockefeller’s decline in health
Reluctance to stay with the company
J.P. Morgan fun fact
Retired/ John Archbold
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Grants
This is an image of modern day Rockefeller University

6. Andrew Carnegie Rags to Riches Previous Jobs Vertical Combination
“Humble Beginnings”

7. Carnegie’s Steel Business
Pros and Cons
Andrew Carnegie
Success In Steel

8. Andrew Carnegie More than $350 million dollar donations
3,000 Libraries
Carnegie-Mellon University and Carnegie Hall (below)
Andrew Carnegie
Eager to Give

9. Andrew Carnegie The Carnegie Corporation of NY
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
The Carnegie Hero Funds
Andrew Carnegie
His Legacy

10. John “JP” Pierpoint Morgan
James Pierpoint, Junius Spencer Morgan
Studied In Europe
Returned to NYC in 1857
John “JP” Pierpoint Morgan
A financial background

11. King of American Finance
Panic of 1873
King of American Finance
Carnegie Steel
JP Morgan
Morgan Saves America

12. JP Morgan and Co.
Master of Finance
JP Morgan
His Nickname

13. March 31, 1913 ; Age 75
His fortune, business, and book collection
New york Stock Exchange
Fill in the blank :
JP Morgan
His Last Days

14. Bibliography
(historian)
(Rockefeller House Image)
(signature picture)
(first image of Rockefeller)
(Rockefeller Uni)
(first andrew carnegie pic)
(st. louis bridge)
(jp morgan and co. 1915)
(JP Morgan, first image)
(carnegie hall)
(other historian)

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