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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: John D. Rockefeller

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Kids learn about the biography of entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller including his early life, building standard oil, business monopoly, fun facts, and charitable giving on this website.
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Other

A Classification of American Wealth: America in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site's section, which is part of a larger article on the Gilded Age, focuses on the railroad which began to grow in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Bessemer Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a summary and detailed facts about Henry Bessemer who invents a process in 1855 to create steel from iron.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Secondary Source

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article explains the difference between primary and secondary sources.