Influence of Wealth in the U.S

By joesumm98

  • First people in Virginia

    gold miners looking to get rich, but too lazy to plant food. many died but helpped by the native americans.
    Started growing tobacco to earn money

  • First shipment of African Slaves

  • Maryland land grant to Cecilius Calvert

  • Andrew Carnegie's "The Gospel of Wealth"

    The Gospel of Wealth

  • Watergate/ Illegal campaign fundraiser

    In 1971, before President Richard Nixon's re-election committee had sent its "plumbers" to break into Democratic national headquarters, and before Nixon's famous "I am not a crook" denial, the campaign committee was already embarked on an illegal fundraising operation. The campaign was soliciting money from corporations, and bartering presidential decisions to get the cash.

  • McCutcheon vs. FEC