📋 Success Criteria

By the end of this activity, you will be able to:

🔍 Key Terms Glossary

Robber Barons: Wealthy American businessmen in the late 1800s who used harsh methods to build their companies

Monopoly: When one company controls all of a particular business or industry

Philanthropy: Giving money to help others and society

Industrial Revolution: Period when machines changed how things were made and how people worked

Exploitation: Treating workers unfairly to make more money

Vertical Integration: Owning all parts of making and selling a product

👥 Group Discussion Activities

• "Robber Barons helped create wealth by..."

• "Their philanthropy was important because..."

• "They provided jobs for people when..."

• "One example of their positive impact was..."

• "Workers were exploited when..."

• "Monopolies were harmful because..."

• "Working conditions were dangerous because..."

• "Small businesses suffered when..."

• "During the Industrial Revolution, new technology..."

• "Business innovation was important because..."

• "The economy changed when..."

• "Competition between companies led to..."

✍️ Individual Reflection

Person 1: _________________ Industry: _________________

Person 2: _________________ Industry: _________________

Explain your choice: ________________________________________________