Directions: After reading the information about each individual, check off those characteristics which best represent each of the persons.
To complete the chart use the following information:
United States Robber Barons who lived from 1860-1900.
Subjects:
A. Cornelius Vanderbilt
B. Daniel Drew
C. James Fisk, Sr.
D. Jay Gould
Robber Barons
| Characteristics | A | B | C | D |
| 1. The Robber Baron was born to a poor farming family. | ||||
| 2. The Robber Baron was male. | ||||
| 3. The Robber Baron did not have a good education. | ||||
| 4. The Robber Baron used his own initiative to build his empire. | ||||
| 5. The Robber Baron made much of his money by speculating on the stock market. | ||||
| 6. The Robber Baron used any means necessary to gain wealth. | ||||
| 7. The Robber Baron believed in the motto, "The Public Be Damned." | ||||
| 8. The Robber Baron started out in the shipping business. | ||||
| 9. The Robber Baron gave little if any money to charities. | ||||
| 10. The Robber Baron was unrefined in speech. |
