PPT-Robber Barons

How to get rich in America How do you get to be a Robber Baron The term was used to describe business men who got INCREDIBLY RICH through unethical immoral and monopolistic methods Took advantage of political connections to get laws and treaties passed that would help them corner their markets. Cornelius Vanderbilt . Railroad and Steamboat Baron. “What do I care about the law. . Ain’t. I got the power?”. Worth $100 million at his death ($143 Billion today). One of his many arch enemies was Mark Twain who accused him of having no soul. . Chapter . 6. Section . 3. Objectives: . Identify business and management strategies that led to big business.. Explain Social Darwinism. Identify methods that led to monopoly. Big Business Emerges . Robber Barons. Students will be able to:. State definitions of the terms "robber baron" and "captain of industry". List some of the actions, both positive and negative, of one or more captains of industry/robber barons. or . Captain of Industry. ?. Robber Baron. Robber Baron: . is . a term used . for . powerful 19th century American . businessmen . who were viewed as having used questionable practices to amass their wealth. CONTENTS VILLAGER VILLAGER VILLAGER 3 Villagers WEREWOLF WEREWOLF 2 Werewolves SEER 1 Seer ROBBER 1 Robber TROUBLEMAKER 1 Troublemaker TANNER 1 Tanner DRUNK 1 Drunk HUNTER 1 Hunter MASON MASON 2 Mason Created by . Beldon. . Kealoha. with sources from these. Authors. : Christine . Colihan. and Amy . Vitcusky. August 2006. captains of industry or robber barons.. Students will . understand and learn that big . Large business organizations called “trusts” were formed. Trusts worked together to set prices & maximize profits. Businessmen come to be seen as “Captains of Industry” because of their ingenuity. What was the significance of the Magna Carta?. Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was a document sealed by King John after negotiations with his barons and their French and Scots allies at Runnymede, Surrey, England in 1215.. Extortion:. Forced against your will. Rebates. :. discount or refund on “freight charges”. Drawbacks / Kickbacks:. . . Standard Oil gave certain railroads all its shipping business if it agreed to charge Standard Oil 25% to 50% less than its competitors. industrialists. . There is no doubt that these industrialists were driven by one motive, and that was wealth. However, historians and others debate the title to . bestow . on these men – that of “. Immigration. From 1870 to 1900 the united States saw 20 million immigrants enter the U.S.. Most headed to cities and wound up in the poor and unsafe sections in slums. Chicago saw so many immigrants packed into places that a Great Fire killed hundreds in 1871. He was called John Lackland because he lost most of his lands in France while his brother Richard the Lionheart had been away on Crusade.. “. Bad”. “. Bad”. . King John. King John invented a tax called .  . American . Industrialization. Outline. Industrialization and Big Business . New technology/inventions sets stage for industrial growth in America after 1850 . Big Business leaders John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan are viewed in two ways: . TIME MAGAZINE. Create A Front Cover of your Robber Barron. TIME Magazine Format. Date the reflects the time of your Robber Barron. Interesting quote/summary . of . your . cover story. Cover Story of your Robber Barron.