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Which industry was in great demand during the Gilded Age?
Where did Andrew Carnegie's family settle when they came to the United States?
What was Andrew Carnegie's first job in the United States?
What was the amount of money Andrew Carnegie had given away by the time he died?
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What did Andrew Carnegie do with the last $30,000,000 he had at his death?
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Study Notes
The Gilded Age and Andrew Carnegie
- The steel industry was in great demand during the Gilded Age.
- Andrew Carnegie's family settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, when they came to the United States.
- Andrew Carnegie's first job in the United States was as a bobbin boy in a textile mill.
- By the time of his death, Andrew Carnegie had given away approximately $350,000,000.
- Andrew Carnegie left the last $30,000,000 he had at his death to the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which he founded in 1911.
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Test your knowledge on the life and philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest tycoons of the Gilded Age. Learn about his contributions to the steel industry, his massive donations to charities and foundations, and his impact on the nation.
