[DOC] [TLE] American Fur Company - Spartacus Educational [PAR] In 1786 the German immigrant, John Jacob Astor, established a business ... In 
1834 John Jacob Astor sold his fur-trading business to Ramsey Crooks and used
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Jacob Astor opened his own fur trade shop in 1786 and often ... Fur trader and 
real estate investor John Jacob Astor Born on July 17, 1763, in Waldorf, Germany
. ... businessmen of his day and the founder of an American dynasty. [DOC] [TLE] Great Moments In 1% History - NYTimes.com [PAR] May 6, 2012 ... 1786 John Jacob Astor, a German immigrant, opens a fur shop in New York and 
subsequently dominates the trade. He puts his profits into real estate. ... Henry 
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in 1786 he... [DOC] [TLE] History of Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] The History of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers 
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part of Dare ..... refusal to fight the Indians stemmed from his investments in the 
fur trade. .... Spotswood promoted Germanna, a settlement of German immigrants
... [DOC] [TLE] German Americans - Wikipedia [PAR] The German American ethnic group (German: Deutschamerikaner) consists of 
Americans who ... In the 1670s the first significant groups of German immigrants 
arrived in the British colonies, settling primarily in New York and Pennsylvania. .... 
in America from his fur trading empire and real estate investments in New York. [DOC] [TLE] History of Connecticut - Wikipedia [PAR] The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements of Puritans from 
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.... Andros maintained that his commission superseded Connecticut's 1662 
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Walldorf that had been established by the Reformed Church in 1737. ... fur trader 
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Canadian North West Company formed the Pacific Fur Company. They then 
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In 1900, Weyerhaeuser and his associates signed the largest land transfer ever 
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American Fur Company is considered the first American business monopoly. 
Astor started a fur-goods shop in New York City about 1786. ... The third son of a 
German immigrant, he went to London, where he gained... [DOC] [TLE] New York City | Jewish Virtual Library [PAR] Another member of the founding group, Levy, a butcher and tanner by trade, 
carried on ..... In 1844 the German Hebrew Benevolent Society, a more narrowly 
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after the ... Of all immigrant groups, Jews ranked first in their preference for New 
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Question: In 1786 this German immigrant founded his fur business
Answer: (John Jacob) Astor