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____________________________: A company or group of people authorized to act
as a single thing. (JCPenney, Walmart, Target)
____________________________: Generous donation of money to a good cause.
____________________________: When there are no competitors or choices for
consumers.
____________________________: Teddy Roosevelt breaking up trusts (monopolies)
____________________________: Government hands off business. Let’s the
businesses go unregulated.
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Based on what you read about John D. Rockefeller, do you feel he was a Robber Baron or a Captain of Industry? (Circle a claim) Two pieces of evidence that back up my claim are 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ |
Did you know I was born about 20 miles from where you are sitting?!?! I was born in Richford, NY. I founded Standard Oil with my William in 1870 and consolidated (brought together) many different types of companies to form Standard Oil.
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Engage |
Based on what you read about Henry Ford, do you feel he was a Robber Baron or a Captain of Industry? (Circle a claim) Two pieces of evidence that back up my claim are 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ |
I founded Ford Motor Company and developed the assembly line as a means of efficiently assembling cars. I manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford.
I led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and was one of the richest people in history.
Engage |
Based on what you read about Andrew Carnegie, do you feel he was a Robber Baron or a Captain of Industry? (Circle a claim) Two pieces of evidence that back up my claim are 1. _______________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ |
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Engage |
Based on what you read about JP Morgan, do you feel he was a Robber Baron or a Captain of Industry? (Circle a claim) Two pieces of evidence that back up my claim are 1. ________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ |
I became one of the wealthiest and most powerful businessmen in the world through my founding of private banks and industrial consolidation (bringing businesses together) in the late 1800s.
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Based on this cartoon, which is the point of the cartoonist?
(1) Captains of Industry provide adequate jobs for all workers.
(2) The Pullman Railroad Company charged high rents and paid their workers low
wages.
(3) Workers were not willing to work for the Pullman Railroad Company
(4) Captains of Industry did not treat their workers very well.
Give one piece of reasoning supporting your answer. In other words, give one reason why you chose the answer you chose. You need to pull evidence from the cartoon, not say because the other three are wrong.
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According to Hamlin Garland, state one problem faced by workers in the Homestead steel
mill ____________________________________________________________________
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Based on these documents, what were two ways workers tried to address their problems?
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(2)_____________________________________________________________________
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