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American Industrialists: Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?

America’s Industrial Transformation

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th Grade

In this lesson, students will investigate the careers of four major business leaders from the late 19th century to discover how their actions and ideas transformed the U.S. economy. Students will consider the distinction between “Robber Barons” and “Captains of Industry,” two terms that historians have... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th Grade

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • U.S. History

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • USH.2.1A
More 1-2 class periods
Time Frame 85 minutes
The Life of a Muckraker

Key Figures in the Progressive Movement

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th Grade

In this lesson, students will closely examine the social problems that emerged in American society as a result of industrialization. Students will interpret and evaluate primary sources from the early 20th Century to understand how photography and journalism exposed desperate social conditions and political... Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson
The Life of a Muckraker

Key Figures in the Progressive Movement

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 11th Grade

Subject Subject

  • Social Studies

Course Course

  • U.S. History

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • USH.2.1C
More 2 class periods
Time Frame 100 minutes