LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Native Americans
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African Americans
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Both
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most sources agree that John D. Rockefeller (d. 1937) was the richest American in history, having amassed a wealth of more than $41 billion in 2022 dollars.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scottish-born Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist.