Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Progressives and the Era of Trustbusting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the free-market system and anti-trust laws. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of monopolies and the progressive reform movement to...
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A very thorough lesson plan from EDSITEment that explores the role of the robber barons in American industry in the 19th century. It explores the question of whether the robber barons were harmful or "Captains of Industry." You'll find...