2. Railroad ______________ run the trains, maintain rolling stock and track, price and collect charges for service on passenger and freight trains running in both directions to meet demand.

3. Carnegie proposes they cooperate rather than bid against each other and suggests what be the joint venture?

4. In ___________, Andrew is offered a job by Tom Scott, western division superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, to be his secretary and personal telegrapher.

5. Carnegie's ideas about machines, individual success and the American political system contribute to the development and growth of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does industry benefit from Carnegie?

2. Describe the Columbia Oil Company.

3. What does Carnegie do when Pacific dividend payments stop?

4. What happens on July 15, 1848?

5. What does Carnegie learn at the Pennsylvania Railroad?

6. What characterizes America? To what does this refer?

7. What are the jobs of the railroad managers?

8. What happens within two years of arriving in America?

9. How do family members and friends help immigrants? How is Carnegie's family helped?

10. How does Carnegie determine he can profit from the boom in telegraphy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

J.P. Morgan purchases the Carnegie company.

Part 1) Describe the purchasing of the Carnegie Company by J.P. Morgan. What challenges and disputes lead up to this purchase? What do these problems reveal about Carnegie, Frick, and others?

Part 2) Does Carnegie make the right decision by selling the company to J.P. Morgan? Why or why not? The new company, U.S. Steel, prints $300 million worth of bonds for Carnegie. Why does he never see these? What does this reveal about him?

Part 3) J.P. Morgan congratulates Carnegie on being "the riches man in the world!" What do you think Carnegie thought of this? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Andrew becomes known as Pittsburgh's best telegraph operator.

Part 1) How does he become known as this? What does this reveal about his personality? How are these character traits continually revealed and reinforced throughout this book?

Part 2) How does Andrew benefit from this title? How does his work ethic and natural business sense impact the decisions he makes throughout his life?

Part 3) What can you learn from Andrew? How can you benefit from Andrew's experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Carnegie leaves Pittsburgh for New York City.

Part 1) Why does he decide to make this move? How is this connected to his decisions surrounding his business? How does he benefit from this move and the people he meets upon arriving in New York?

Part 2) Do you believe Carnegie would have been as successful as he was if he had stayed in Pittsburgh? Why or why not? Why was New York City an important place to be at this time? Is New York City as important today? If so, why? If not, why not?

Part 3) In what are you interested? What is the best place to be for this interest? Would you consider moving to this place? Why or why not? How might your life change by making this move?

(see the answer keys)

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