Answer: Cornelius Vanderbilt began a passenger ferry business in New York harbor with one boat, then started his own steamship company, eventually controlling Hudson River traffic. He also provided the first rail service between New York and Chicago. When he died in 1877, Vanderbilt had amassed the largest fortune accumulated in the U.S. at that time. Vanderbilt is deemed one of America's leading businessmen and is credited for helping to shape the present-day United States.
Early Life
Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794, on Staten Island, New York, the son of Cornelius and Phebe Hand Vanderbilt. His father instilled in him a blunt, straightforward demeanor, and his mother, frugality and hard work. At age 11, young Vanderbilt quit school to work with his father, ferrying cargo and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan. Legend has it that at age 16, Vanderbilt ran a two-mast sailing vessel, known as a periauger; the enterprise came with the understanding that he would have to share profits with his parents, who had supplied a loan. Through aggressive marketing, shrewd deals and undercutting the competition—traits that he would practice all his life—he earned more than $1,000 in his first year.
how do you describe the definition of space
Answer:
continuous area that is free or unoccupied
Explanation:
I hope this helps!
Answer:
Space is the boundless, three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur. And have relative position and direction. It is no more than the collection of spatial relations between objects in the world. Space is that which results from places taken together.
Space is also the area which is fee and available to use and is not occupied.
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How is our writing system similar to hieroglyphics?
Plzzzz help
Letters stand for sounds just as hieroglyphic symbols stand for sounds.
said "I don't care whether slavery is voted up or down"
Answer:
I don't care whether slavery is up or down.
Explanation:
Just sum to earn points
A recipe used
2
3
cup of sugar for every
1
2
teaspoons of vanilla. What is the unit rate in cups per teaspoons?
1
3
1 third
1
1
2
1 and 1 half
1
4
1 fourth
1
1
3
Answer:
A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar for every 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.what is the unit rate of cups per teaspoon.
Explanation:
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why did the articles of confederation fail? Please answer with the letter below!
A. they allowed for too much spending during the war.
B. they lacked the power to negotiate with foreign nations.
C. they made the chief executive role too powerful.
D. they lacked the power to tax and spend.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Answer:
D. they lacked the power to tax and spend.
Explanation:
I'm pretty confident that this is the correct answer.
Timeline of triangle shirtwaist factory
Answer:
July 13, 1900 Plans for a new building for Joseph Asch at Greene Street and Washington Place in New York City are approved.
January 15, 1901 Construction of the Asch building is completed.
1906 The Triangle Shirtwaist Company opens a factory on the eighth floor of the Asch building.
June 1909 A fire prevention expert writes a letter to Triangle Shirtwaist management suggesting that they hold a meeting to discuss improved safety measures, but the letter is ignored.
September 1909 Local 25 of the ILGWU declares a strike against the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. By November, the strike spreads to other shirtwaist manufacturers. The strike ends after thirteen weeks that saw over 700 striking workers arrested.
October 15, 1910 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory passes a routine fire inspection.
November 25, 1910 A factory fire in Newark kills 25 workers, setting off renewed calls for improved fire prevention efforts.
January 15, 1911 The last time an accumulation (over a ton's worth) of cutaways is picked up from the Triangle Shirtwaist factory by a dealer. (The heavy accumulation of cutaways will help fuel the fire two months later.)
March 16, 1911 A report on fire traps is published. The report argues that many New York City building lack "even the most indispensable precautions necessary."
March 25, 1911 (4:40) Shortly before quitting time of 4:45, a fire breaks out on the eighth floor of the Asch building, housing the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. The fire will claim 146 victims, mostly young women.
March 25, 1911 (4:46) NYFD Company 72 arrives at the Asch building. The fire is spreading towards the ninth and tenth floors, also the workplace for Triangle Shirtwaist Company employees. Employees on the eighth floor head down, those on the tenth head to the roof, many on the ninth floor have nowhere to go.
March 25, 1911 (4:57) The last of dozens of bodies falls to the sidewalk from the ninth floor ledge.
March 25, 1911 (5:05) The fire is effectively brought under control.
March 25, 1911 (5:15) The fire is described as practically "all over."
March 25, 1911 (6:20) Fire fighters make their way to the badly burned top three floors of the Asch building, finding dozens of badly burned bodies as they do so.
March 25, 1911 (6:45) Throngs of grieving people push through police lines and move toward the Asch building.
March 25, 1911 (8:00) By now, 60 bodies have been lowered from the upper floors. The Death wagon returns to the Asch building for its second load.
March 25, 1911 (8:15) A Triangle Shirtwaist worker stuck in water in the bottom of an elevator shaft is rescued by fire fighters.
March 25, 1911 (9:05) A row of lights strung around the outside of the Asch building is turned on.
March 25, 1911 (11:15) The last body is taken down from the upper floors.
March 26, 1911 More than 100,000 grieving relatives and curious members of the public stream through a temporary morgue on the Twenty-sixth street pier, identifying loved ones or just looking.
April 2, 1911 A meeting is held to discuss concerns over lack of safe working conditions in New York City's factories. Resolutions are passed demanding new legislation.
April 5, 1911 A funeral parade is held for the seven bodies of fire victims that remain unidentified.
April 11, 1911 Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, co-owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, are indicted for manslaughter in connection with the fire deaths. Reports indicate that the escape route from the ninth floor was blocked by a locked door.
June 30, 1911 New York creates a Factory Investigating Commission to examine the need for new legislation to prevent future fire disasters. The Commission will inspect 1,836 establishments and interview 222 witnesses before issuing its report. In part because of the work of the Commission, "the golden era in remedial factory legislation" is launched. Over the next three years, New York will enact 36 new safety laws.
December 4, 1911 Jury selection begins in the manslaughter trial of Harris and Blanck.
December 5, 1911 An angry crowd of women shout "Murderers! Murderers!" at the two defendants as they exit an elevator in the courtroom.
December 27, 1911 The jury retires to deliberate. After just less than two hours of discussion, the jury returns a verdict of not guilty.
March 21, 1912 The District Attorney moves for a second trial of Harris and Blanck, based on manslaughter indictments involving different victims than those in the first tria. The case will be dismissed, however, on Double Jeopardy grounds.
March 11, 1914 Twenty-three individual suits for damages against Triangle are settled for an average of just $75 per life lost.
February 22, 2001 Rose Freedman, the last survivor of the Triangle Fire, dies at age 107. She had been a lifelong crusader for worker safety.
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What economical factors lead to the fall of the Roman Empire?
Answer:
Constant wars and overspending had significantly lightened imperial coffers, and oppressive taxation and inflation had widened the gap between rich and poor.
Explanation:
Dang man why is tom cruise so small like fr bro that dude is shorter than my younger brother from elementary school.
Answer: Tom Cruise is part of the small people cult and sacrifices tall people once a month
Explanation:
Answer:
because hes so small
Explanation:
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China under the Han dynasty grew wealthy because they
A) Developed extensive trade networks
B) Created classes societies
C) Encouraged democratic ideals
D) Established free-market economies
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Established the Silk road which highly improved trading, within and out of China.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION The youth of the Shandong province are formed because (check all that apply)
A.they resent special treatment of Chinese converts to Christianity
B.they opposed the Foreign invaders
C. they have seen their culture erased
The Youth of the Shandong Province were formed for all the reasons listed including:
A. they resent special treatment of Chinese converts to Christianity B. they opposed the Foreign invaders C. they have seen their culture erasedThe Youth of the Shandong Province also known as Boxers, were against the way Europeans gave special treatment to Chinese Christians and so killed them during the Boxer Rebellions.
They also opposed the Europeans who they saw as invaders who were leading and encouraging the erosion of Chinese culture.
In conclusion, the Youth of Shandong Province had several grievances.
Find out more about the Boxer Rebellion at https://brainly.com/question/9843037.
In what ways is the first amendment limited?
Establishing religious
freedom: The colonized
country is ruled by a brutal
theocracy. Christians,
Muslims, Hindus, and
Jews are denied freedom
of worship upon pain of
death.is imperialism ever justified?
Answer:
no imperialism isnt justified.
Explanation:
If the four main religions in the world are denied other than buddhism than what is offered? U feel me?
What is Lincoln's current focus in the weeks before his death?
Answer:
22, 1862: President Lincoln told a New York newspaper that preserving the Union was his main goal of the Civil War — not abolishing slavery. "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all slaves I would do it," Lincoln said.
Explanation:
Why did the Cold War start in Europe and how did it involve and impact developing and newly independent nations
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
Since 1991, this country has had no formal government. Instead, tribal warlords fight for control, and millions of people have died of starvation or disease, or have fled.
Which country is described in the passage above?
A.
Kenya
B.
Somalia
C.
South Africa
D.
Sudan
A Kenya..
Since 1991, this country has had no formal government. Instead, tribal warlords fight for control, and millions of people have died of starvation or disease, or have fled.
What were the political and social effects of westward migration in the early 19th century?
Manifest destiny: A widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were given the divine right to expand across the continent.
How did conflicts within Washingtons cabinet affect American politics?(2 paragraphs)
Answer:
George Washington's cabinet consisted of some of the greatest minds of the 18th century. This included his Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson and Hamilton constantly disagreed on issues pertaining to American society.
Explanation:
In what famous battle did the Rough Riders make their famous charge up a hill?
Battle of Santiago
Battle of Cuba
Battle of Havana
Battle of San Juan Hill
Battle of Baltimore
Answer:
C
Explanation:
the correct terminology would be the battle of san juan heights but the correct answer is in fact C
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Answer:
Arts . d.
Explanation:
The Renaissance was a period of "rebirth" in arts, science and European society. It was a time of transition from the ancient world to the modern.
What was the chief job of the other members?
Answer:
Conduct International Negotiations: As chief diplomat, the President of the United States can negotiate agreements and treaties with other countries, which must also be ratified by the U.S. Senate.
Explanation:
Conduct International Negotiations: As chief diplomat, the President of the United States can negotiate agreements and treaties with other countries, which must also be ratified by the U.S. Senate.
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Based on what you have learned, compare how each Allied country’s goals changed between the Tehran and Potsdam Conferences, and discuss whether their goals were met.
write one to two paragraphs and compare how each of the allied country's goals changed between the Tehran and Potsdam conferences
Answer: The results of the Tehran conference compared with the goals of Allied leaders were that "Allied leaders compromised and agreed to open a second front in France."
Explanation: In World War II, the three Allied leaders gathered in Tehran to decide the strategy to be used throughout that stage of the war. On November 28, until December 1st, 1943, Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met and decided to launch a new combat front in France to fight the German Army. They intended to invade France on June 6th, 1944.
Visit the collection of biographies of people involved in the Mexican War on Internet. Choose one person from the United States list and one person from the Mexico list. Understand their roles in the conflict and the feelings they have about the war. Be sure to also check the veterans’ site for images or documents that tell you more about the two people you have selected. Write a paragraph on each person to summarize what you found out. Include a reference to each person's primary contribution to the events surrounding the war.
Answer:sorry I don’t kno this one
Explanation:
I need help..........
Answer:
sorry I
did not understand
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Which factor most determines the role of the United States in global economy
A. the United States has the largest gross domestic product in the world
B. The united states engages in trade with Canada and Mexico
C. the united states subsidizes farmers and other food producers.
D. The united states imports many consumer goods from the worlds second-largest economy
Answer:
a. the united states has the largest gross domestic product in the world.
Explanation:
How to memorize the 50 states and there capitals, division, multiplication, fractions, decimals, grammar, and vocab.
Answer:
The app Stack The States and game "Map it" is good for memorizing states, memorizing capitals I recomend flashcards or learn to associate capital names to somthing that reminds you of the state, division is how many times a number can go into another number (try flashcards), multiplication use flashcards as well, fractions are another way to write out division 1/3 is one third of one so add 2/3 to equal 1, decimals create small numbers and are used in division and multiplication sometimes, grammar there are a lot of rules so just pay attention to who is teaching and try reading books and seeing how sentences are made, vocab use flashcards or associate words to key parts of their definition
Explanation:
After 1880 european colonization was motivated by the:
Answer: The rapid colonization of Africa by the European powers after 1880 was motivated primarily by the desire for new markets, raw materials, and strategic advantage.
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Explain the difference between history, histrography and Pre-history
Answer:
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History is the event or period and the study of it. Historiography is the study of how history was written, who wrote it, and what factors influenced how it was written.History is the study of the past starting from the time period when the writing system was introduced and written records were maintained. Prehistory is the study of the past, even before writing was invented and written records were maintained.
Answer:
Image result for Explain the difference between history, historiography and Prehistory
History is the event or period and the study of it. Historiography is the study of how history was written, who wrote it, and what factors influenced how it was written.History is the study of the past starting from the time period when the writing system was introduced and written records were maintained. Prehistory is the study of the past, even before writing was invented and written records were maintained.
Explanation:
Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.
Match the theories with their characteristics.
socialism
capitalism
utopianism
small percentage of private individuals have
ownership over means of production
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means of production owned by the people and
the government for the welfare of society
arrowRight
ideal society in which everyone is treated fairly
and taken care of
arrowRight
Answer:
utopianism is ideal society in which everyone is treated fairly.
socialism means of production owned by the people and the government for the welfare of society.
capitalism is small percentage of private individuals have ownership over means of production.
Answer: utopianism is ideal society in which everyone is treated fairly.
socialism means of production owned by the people and the government for the welfare of society.
capitalism is small percentage of private individuals have ownership over means of production.
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Why were the specific targets of the September 11th attacks selected by the terrorists?
Answer:
Because They wanted to demoralize/Frighten Americans, Their main goal i believe was to try to show their Might/Power But its the U.S. so didnt work to well.
Explanation:
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Answer:
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Issac Singer improved the sewing machine.
Gulielmo Marconi invented the wireless.
John J. Audubon studied and wrote about birds.
