Which 19th Century Robber Baron Are You?

You got Andrew Carnegie! You believe in helping others while looking out for yourself. You think the best way to improve your community and country is to improve education but you're quick to pass judgment on people He loved the steel industry and building things. He was the richest baron of this time period and the most philanthropist like. Instead of just donating money he built libraries and schools because he believed that people would squander the money. While he did pass moral judgment on people based on poverty, he was the least destructive. He donated 9.5 billion to charity in the form of projects and education.
Source: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-second-industrial-revolution/
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_44_Notes.htm

You got John Jacob Astor! You're a pioneer wherever you go and you're very hard working. But you have no problem turning to illegal methods to gain wealth and status. You also believe in helping people and charity. John was America's first real baron. His company focused on fur trading and later on he smuggled opium into China via his ships. He helped create the opium crisis in China.
Source: http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_44_Notes.htm
https://quizlet.com/19921668/captains-of-industry-or-robber-barons-flash-cards/

You got John D. Rockefeller! You're very industrious and hardworking, and you also have a flair for showmanship. You can be very greedy but you know how to play that greed to your advantage. John D's company controlled 90% of all oil fields and crude oil sources by mid-1890s. He pioneered the oil industry and his company invented better oil drums and created other petroleum by-products. He helped fund the establishment of University of Chicago and founded Rockefeller Sanitary Commission. Despite his vast amount of wealth and power, Congress shut his company down in 1911 because of his violation of antitrust laws
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/robber-barons-who-built-and-ruled-america-2017-7#charles-crocker-was-the-chief-contractor-of-the-central-pacific-railroad-13
https://www.thoughtco.com/robber-barons-from-americas-past-4120060

You got J. P. Morgan! You can be very hot-headed but you know how to work the people around you and make deals. You love travel and innovation but charity is something thats only reserved for your friends. J. P. fixed the railroad industry after it became too bloated and subsequently took over the industry and became its baron, he also forced the General Electric merger to happen. When the US didn't have a central bank system, Morgan helped save America's gold standard in 1895 by loaning the government close to $60 million dollars. He also bailed out Wall Street in 1907.
Source: https://quizlet.com/19921668/captains-of-industry-or-robber-barons-flash-cards/
http://www.businessinsider.com/robber-barons-who-built-and-ruled-america-2017-7#charles-crocker-was-the-chief-contractor-of-the-central-pacific-railroad-13

You got Marshall Fields! You highly creative and you love shopping. You love helping other and being an agreeable person is important to you. Marshall invented the modern day department store and shopping. He pushed ideas like customer service, liberal credit, the one-price system, and even allowed the returning of merchandise and established modern day costumer service.
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/robber-barons-who-built-and-ruled-america-2017-7#charles-crocker-was-the-chief-contractor-of-the-central-pacific-railroad-13
https://www.thoughtco.com/robber-barons-from-americas-past-4120060