Robber Barons During the nineteenth century there were many people who contributed to America’s growth. Most of these people were either considered robber barons or captains of industry. The captains of industry generally contributed to the country in honest, hard-working ways. The robber barons, however, schemed against the country, sometimes causing monopolies in order to achieve their great wealth. Examples of these are Jay Gould, George Pullman, and J.P. Morgan. The wealthy industrialists …showed first 75 words of 426 total…

…showed last 75 words of 426 total…a community for the workers of his company. A violent strike occured in 1894 when the company reduced the wages without lessening the rents in the local town. Whether they were robber barons or captains of industry, each of these men had some sort of significant contribution to the growth of America. All were industrialists, some acquiring their wealth more honestly than others. The wealthy industrialists of the late nineteenth century were robber barons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**