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Robber Baron or Captain?

Put industrialists on trial; students argue whether they were robber barons or captains of industry.

Play style: Role Play
Module: Industrialization and the Gilded Age: Big business, labor, immigration and cities
Grade: Grade 11 · Social Studies
Standards: D2.His.2.9-12 D2.Eco.4.9-12 D2.Geo.7.9-12

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