
Captains of Industry vs. Robber Barons
Authored by Chante Jefferson
Social Studies
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rockefeller cut waste in oil industry and was able to lower the cost of production. This led to higher wages for some and lower prices of goods.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rockefeller forced railroads to give Standard Oil rebates, and kickbacks for using the railroads.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rockefeller owned not only Standard Oil, but also bought out or drove out other smaller oil companies. He had a complete monopoly of the oil industry and knew one else could compete against him.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rockefeller lived during a time of great industrial change. There were no laws from the government restricting what you could or couldn’t do or established business practices you had to follow. He used the tools available to him as well as his own original ideas.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Rockefeller used rebates he received from railroads to lower prices and destroy competitors.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Cornelius Vanderbilt created a monopoly on the railroads and once he controlled that market, he made farmers pay enormous shipping fees. The fees were so high many farmers went out of business.
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Andrew Carnegie grew up in very poor conditions and went on to build a billion dollar steel industry (Carnegie Steel🡪later sold to J.P. Morgan as U.S. Steel)
Captain of Industry
Robber Baron
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