A city in Oregon is now named for him.      
-20-10, identify the American figure.      A. Born in 1763 in Waldorf, Germany, he emigrated to the US at the close of the Revolutionary War; when beginning his business, he coined the phrase, "If you want something done right, do it yourself."      B. He organized two expeditions into the US territories to establish a trading point at a fort in Oregon. A city in Oregon is now named for him.      C. He made his millions by creating a monopoly in the fur trade; besides US sales, he did especially well selling to London and China.
-20-10, identify the American figure.      A. Born in 1763 in Waldorf, Germany, he emigrated to the US at the close of the Revolutionary War; when beginning his business, he coined the phrase, "If you want something done right, do it yourself."      
John Jacob {Astor}