John Jacob Astor, Who Seemed to Exemplify the "Self-Made Man

John Jacob Astor, who seemed to exemplify the "self-made man":

A) turned out to be a fraud, for it was discovered he counterfeited much of his fortune.
B) used his great wealth to finance the North during the Civil War.
C) made huge profits from distributing the machines built by Thomas Rodgers.
D) began his economic ascent through the purchase of Philadelphia real estate.
E) became wealthy trading goods between the United States and China.