The men who built america episode guide answers episode 8

Ford’s car was considered to be the first car available for the common man during the said era.

When Henry Ford’s application was overruled by ALAM, a large car company. Henry Ford challenged the owner into a race.

The breakup of John Rockefeller’s company affected his personal assets by increasing his net worth by over six hundred sixty billion dollars, since he owned stocks in all the companies.

After the death of J.P Morgan, Carnegie and Rockefeller competed in a challenge to see if who was a better philanthropist between the two men.

During the court case, United States versus the Standard Oil Company, they made an assurance that the trusts must be shattered within a six month period.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.