1 J D Rockefeller-Robber Baron by Hillary Hobbs (SR) https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p Evidence to support the claim that Rockefeller meets the criteria for a robber baron. en-us 2020-10-03 19:03:10 UTC 2025-12-09 15:41:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Evidence srjhypnar https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814531629 In the Rockefeller Biography, it is said that, “Critics charged that his labor was unfair” and that employees pointed out that he should have paid his employees a higher wage.]]> 2020-10-08 16:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814531629 sr_nitem https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814533807 “In the gun battle that ensued, seven workers and three Pinkerton guards were killed. Twelve hours after the battle for Homestead began, the guards surrendered”.(http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3194)

]]> 2020-10-08 16:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814533807 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814535090 JD Rockefeller used rebates to get the railroads to transport his oil cheaper so he could sell it for lower prices and defeat competition. As he grew ever wealthier, he forced the overtaken, smaller, competing companies to be bought out by his company.

(source: https://www.ushistory.org/us/36b.asp)
]]> 2020-10-08 16:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814535090 srbrudewicz https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814535887 Critics charged that his labor practices were unfair. Employees pointed out that he could have paid his workers a fairer wage and settled for being a half-billionaire.]]> 2020-10-08 16:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814535887 "enriched himself upon the sweat of others, exploited natural resources, or possessed unfair government influence."(Rockefeller Biography) -BH srbhofman https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814536538 2020-10-08 16:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814536538 Evidence srjburrill2 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814537418 “His profits soared and his competitors were crushed one by one. Rockefeller forced smaller companies to surrender their stock to his control.” (Rockefeller biography)]]> 2020-10-08 16:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814537418 srlstewart https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814538149 2020-10-08 16:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814538149 “Tarbell ultimately forced Americans to consider that the nation’s best-known tycoon was using nefarious tactics to crush legitimate competitors, driving honest men from business.” Ida Tarbell and Standard Oil https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814542258 2020-10-08 16:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814542258 Evidence https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814542938 He had a good oil company and that how he got to have good wealth]]> 2020-10-08 16:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814542938 Evidence https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814543202 ¨Critics charged that his labor practices were unfair. Employees pointed out that he could have paid his workers a fairer wage and settled for being a half-billionaire.¨

]]> 2020-10-08 16:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814543202 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814543536 2020-10-08 16:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814543536 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814544984 “sell their businesses to the shrewd, confident 32 year-old John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and his newly incorporated Standard Oil Company, or attempt to compete and face ruin.” From the Ida Tarbell and Standard Oil article]]> 2020-10-08 16:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814544984 “Rockefeller forced smaller companies to surrender their stock to his control” https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814548453 2020-10-08 16:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814548453 srspeters https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814548565 2020-10-08 16:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814548565 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814548668 2020-10-08 16:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814548668 Rockefeller forced smaller companies to surrender their stock to his control.Rockefeller biography https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814550392 2020-10-08 16:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814550392 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814552335 lowered prices to drive out the competition]]> 2020-10-08 16:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814552335 https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814555014 2020-10-08 16:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814555014 Evidence sr_vlyubimov https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814557864 His labor practices were unfair. He made his workers work for nearly the whole day for only 5-6 dollars a day. He had enough money to pay workers more and still be very rich. (Biography)]]> 2020-10-08 16:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814557864 srjreed https://padlet.com/SRVUSD/gw762u2a5foj5i9p/wish/814558712 Rockefeller caused many people to have to “sell their businesses to the shrewd, confident 32 year-old John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and his newly incorporated Standard Oil Company, or attempt to compete and face ruin” 
(Ida Tarabell and Standard Oil).

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