Robber Debate Sheet *Minimum: Choose 4 of the 6 capitalists and complete the chart *Extra Credit: Completing all 6 capitalists’ rows and/or adding other capitalists listed below. Extra points will be based on the number of extra capitalists included and the quality of the answers provided. Capitalist Industry Business Practices Why was this Labor (issues, Philanthropy Other important industry important strikes, working information… to the development conditions, salary, of the US? etc.) Andrew Carnegie Railroads, Steel J.P. Morgan Banking, Steel John D. Rockefeller Oil Cornelius Railroads, Shipping Vanderbilt John Jacob Astor Fur Trading, Real Estate Tobacco James Buchanan Duke List of businessmen who were called robber barons Source: John Astor (real estate, fur) New York John Warne Gates (barbed wire, oil) Texas Henry B. Plant (railroads) Florida – – – Andrew Carnegie (steel) Pittsburgh and New Jay Gould (railroads) New York John D. Rockefeller (oil) Cleveland, New – – – York Edward Henry Harriman (railroads) New York – Jay Cooke (finance) Philadelphia York –
Robber Debate Sheet *Minimum: Choose 4 of the 6 capitalists and complete the chart *Extra Credit: Completing all 6 capitalists’ rows and/or adding other capitalists listed below. Extra points will be based on the number of extra capitalists included and the quality of the answers provided. Capitalist Industry Business Practices Why was this industry important to the development of the US? Labor (issues, strikes, working conditions, salary, etc.) Philanthropy Other important information… Andrew Carnegie Railroads, Steel J.P. Morgan Banking, Steel John D. Rockefeller Oil Cornelius Vanderbilt Railroads, Shipping John Jacob Astor Fur Trading, Real Estate James Buchanan Duke Tobacco List of businessmen who were called robber barons Source: John Astor (real estate, fur) – New York Andrew Carnegie (steel) – Pittsburgh and New York Jay Cooke (finance) – Philadelphia John Warne Gates (barbed wire, oil) – Texas Jay Gould (railroads) – New York Edward Henry Harriman (railroads) – New York Henry B. Plant (railroads) – Florida John D. Rockefeller (oil) – Cleveland, New York
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