Today we will continue our discussion of The Gilded Age.
This information comes from Chapters 14 and 15 in the American Anthem textbook.
Essential Question: Would the Business Leaders of the late 19th Century be seen as "Robber Barons" or "Captains of Industry"?
Crash Course Video #23 The Industrial Economy
First Person Activity
To be completed with a partner.
Using the information from Chapter 14, Section 2, you are to write a first person biographical account portraying one of the powerful business leaders of the Gilded Age.
You are to use the following terms in your essay:
Entrepreneur
Capitalism
Laissez-Faire
Social Darwinism
Trust
Vertical or Horizontal Integration
Chapter 14 and 15 Vocab Handout
How the Rich Got Rich
YouTube Video for the more interested Students
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