WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ANDREW CARNEGIE
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Question
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Who was Thomas Scott?
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Superintendent of PA railroads
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CEO of the cotton factory
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Andrew Carnegie’s dad
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A telegrapher
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scott (1823-1881) was Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Railroad when he was called to Washington to serve the War Department during the Civil War. The Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton knew of Scott’s executive capabilities and appointed him Assistant Secretary of War in charge of transportation and telegraph lines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among Scott’s employees was Andrew Carnegie, whom Scott came to mentor after hiring him as his personal telegraph operator and later his assistant.
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