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Compare and Contrast: American Business Leaders OrganizerCompare and Contrast: American Business Leaders Organizer
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8th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Compare and Contrast: American Business Leaders

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Gather information about various business leaders in this graphic organizer. Pupils fill in information about Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Frank Woolworth, John Jacob Astor, John Rockefeller, and William Randolph Hearst in relation to their roles as captains of industry and robber barons. A blank row is included for an additional leader you may wish to compare.

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