Benjamin Franklin was already a wealthy man during the revolution. And it is said George Washington married into money. Thomas Jefferson was a wealthy landowner and slave owner, but lived beyond his means. John Adams was a thrifty New England attorney, but not wealthy by any means.
According to Forbes' list of America's wealthiest families, the Rockefellerâ??s possess a net worth of about $10 billion. The single wealthiest family member is David Rockefeller Sr. with a net worth of about $3 billion.
The wealthiest woman in America in the early 1900s was Helen McLean, who inherited her fortune from her husband, a successful businessman. Another prominent figure was Hetty Green, known as the "Witch of Wall Street," who was famous for her frugal lifestyle despite her immense wealth from savvy investments. Both women exemplified the significant economic power that some women held during that era, challenging the norms of their time.
Martha Washington
The Europeans were motivated to claim land in North America because of the wealth of natural resources, the rumors of gold and the expansion of their respective empires. England, France and Spain were all fighting to create the largest, wealthiest empire.
The tobacco farmer of Virginia.
northern merchants and southern planters
The Northern merchants and the Southern planters
northern merchants and southern planters
Andrew Carnegie and J. P. Morgan
plantation owners of the south and the business merchants of the north
GENTILE PROTESTANTS
Argentina and Uruguay are two of the wealthiest countries in South America.
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Biography - 1987 Du Ponts America's Wealthiest Family is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp
The 3rd Estate Which consisted of peasants, Middle Class People and Workers.
Inequality
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