USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

ANDREW CARNEGIE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did Carnegie immigrate to?
A
Washington D.C.
B
Pittsburgh, PA
C
New York, NY
D
Detroit, MI
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Struggling to make ends meet, the Carnegies then decided to borrow money from George Lauder, Sr. and move to Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in the United States in 1848 for the prospect of a better life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Carnegie: Early Life and Career In 1848, the Carnegie family (who pronounced their name “carNEgie”) moved to America in search of better economic opportunities and settled in Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-3: -While in Pittsburgh, Carnegie lived in a house on Rebecca Street, which is now renamed Reedsdale Street. However, the Carnegie house was demolished in the late 1900s for the construction of Heinz Field.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the young Carnegie’s childhood the arrival of the power loom in Dunfermline and a general economic downturn impoverished his father, inducing the Carnegies to immigrate in 1848 to the United States, where they joined a Scottish colony of relatives and friends in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh).

Detailed explanation-5: -Andrew Carnegie is an American icon. He started life as a poor boy in Scotland and became one of the richest and most philanthropic men of all time. To escape poverty in Scotland, Carnegie immigrated with his family to Pittsburgh at age 13.

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