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U.s. History: The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller WebsiteU.s. History: The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller Website
Publisher
Independence Hall Association
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5th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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U.s. History: The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller

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John D. Rockefeller was a poster boy for big business in the late 19th century. Read about how he made his vast fortune, ans see how he ran his company.

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Concepts

capitalism, john d. rockefeller

Additional Tags

oil industry, railroad rebates, robber baron, trusts, ushistory.org, age of big business, independence hall association, standard oil company and trust

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RH.6-8.9

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