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Andrew Carnegie A Hero or Not? Andrew Carnegie was a man who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835. Carnegie was also known as one of the richest men in the world. A Hero is a person that has intelligence, integrity, and courage. Was Andrew Carnegie a hero? Yes, because he donated many of his money, went from rags to riches by working hard, and his wealth. Andrew was a hero because he donated many of his money to

Andrew Carnegie was one of the wealthist man of 19th century. Some claim that his money was the result of dispensing poor working conditions and treatment for his workers. Others say that he was a truthful, industrious man. So, the question is who was right and who was wrong? Andrew Carnegie was born into a poor family in 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He spent 13 years of his life in Scotland and then because of an economic depression his family had to move to United States. He worked his way up

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born to Andrew and Elizabeth on March 15, 1767 around the area of North Carolina, though the specific location is unknown. His father died less than a month before his son’s birth. As an early teen, Andrew joined a local militia as a patriotic courier (http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991#synopsis). During the Revolutionary war he was taken prisoner by the British with his brother, Robert, but they both were released. Robert died of a sickness

Andrew Jackson The date is January 9th, 1915. General Andrew Jackson has just defeated Britain at New Orleans. the troops are just now receiving word that the war had actually ended more than two weeks ago. General Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaws, a place between North and South Carolina. On March 15th 1767 he was born to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson. his father died three weeks before his birth. his older brother who died at Stono Ferry when Andrew was 13. Shortly after, Andrew

On March 15, 1767 Andrew Jackson is born in Waxhaw, Carolina just a while before his father dies. Later at age 24 Andrew Jackson would serve in various armed groups in defense against Native American attacks on people from 1789-1796. In 1802, Six years after Andrew Jackson  serving against the Natives, Andrew Jackson gets elected as Major General of the Tennessee Militia. In June of 1812, Two years after Andrew Jackson is elected General, the U.S. declares war against Great Britain. Later Great Britain

Andrew Jackson America’s history is rich and full of countless heroes, scandals, and incredible stories. Perhaps one of the most interesting of those stories is that of Andrew Jackson’s. To some, he was a hero, but to others, he was their worst enemy. Being raised in the mountains of the Carolinas, he became the first “backcountry president” of the United States (Wilentz, 13). His fame, though, began years before his presidency. Jackson’s reputation was established during the War of 1812, namely

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was born in Dumferline, Scotland, in November of 1935. His parents were Will and Margaret Carnegie. He also had a brother, Tom. The main income for the geographic location where he grew up was weaving linen. The people who engaged in this type of employment considered this an art since it had relatively unchanged since medieval times. Andrew's father was one of those craftsmen. Since there had been so little change in this type of work, they were really caught

fortunes and unprecedented poverty, loosening social mores, unsanitary food production, the onrush of foreign immigration, environmental destruction—confronted Americans. The rise of fortunes came the rise of the keepers of fortunes, one of which was Andrew Carnegie. His business, which became known as the Carnegie Steel Company, revolutionized steel production in the United States. Carnegie built plants around the country, using technology and methods that made manufacturing steel easier, faster and

Andrew Carnegie rose from a bobbin boy in a textile factory to become one of the richest men in America. In the late 19th century, Andrew Carnegie was known as one of the wealthiest Scottish American industrialist who basically ran the American steel industry in the late 19th century. Some people believe that Andrew Carnegie was a philanthropist automatically means he’s a Captain of Industry. However Andrew Carnegie was a robber baron, and was wealthy for that exact reason. In such manner, Andrew

In 1828 Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States. The presidential election of was a victory for Andrew Jackson. Andrew’s Father died soon after his birth. He was raised by a single mother who wanted him to be a Presbyterian minister. When he was thirteen he and his brothers Hugh and Robert volunteered to fight the British. He later lost his brother Hugh to a heat stroke. He lost his brother Robert to smallpox they both got while in prison. He lost his mother at the age of 14 as