New Video! APUSH 63: Economic Consolidation and “Robber Barons” in “The Gilded Age.”

  • What We’re Covering Here:
​• Economic Consolidation Concentrated Wealth. 0:35
• “Robber Barons.” 1:22
• Vertical Integration or Consolidation: Andrew Carnegie’s Strategy. 4:33
• Carnegie’s Huge Acts of Charity. 5:30
• Horizontal Integration or Consolidation: John D. Rockefeller’s Strategy. 8:42
• Rockefeller’s Trust : Standard Oil. 11:44
• Rockefeller’s Charitable Acts: 13:31
• Other Noteworthy Robber Barons. 14:45
• The Mark of the Beast? End Times? Probably Not, But Robber Barons Were Creepy. 21:22
• Even More Noteworthy Robber Barons. 23:44
• Many “Robber Barons” Funded Colleges. 28:50
• We’re Close to a Second “Gilded Age.” 31:36
• Factors Leading Robber Barons’ Success. 38:08
• Seeking New Markets; Imperialism. 39:23
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• Contact Me! Facebook, Instagram, Email, Phone. 42:19

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Anyone taking AP U.S. History or with an interest in U.S. history.

Source Material:
• This video is based on my general knowledge of US history, Barron’s AP US History (4th Edition and/or the 5th Edition) and what I could access using Bing/Google.

• While this should help you do well on the AP US History test, I can’t be responsible for what your teacher asks you about on tests, in homework, etc. Please read your class text(s) and pay attention to what your teacher says in class.

• Any webpages / resources referenced below.

Links for References/Links to Relevant Topics:      
  •  Diversified Trust White Paper on Robber Barons: https://diversifiedtrust.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DTC-WhitePaper-RobberBarons-202305-2.pdf

•       Bing search on “Did robber barons literally cut people’s throats”

•   “Andrew Carnegie’s Surprising Legacy” www.history.com/news/andrew-carnegies-surprising-legacy

•      Carnegie Art Center. carnegieartcenter.org

•      Carnegie Cultural Center. www.carnegieculturalcenter.org

•      NYC’s Carnegie Hall. www.carnegiehall.org
•      Rockefeller’s business integration: McGraw Hill AP US History: Elite Student Edition (2024), p 205.
•      Board of Directors: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/boardofdirectors.asp •      Antritrust : https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/antitrust.asp

•  Interlocking Directorates: What it Means, How it Works https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/interlocking-directorates.asp#:~:text=Interlocking%20directorates%20is%20a%20business%20practice%20wherein%20a,corporations%20involved%20do%20not%20compete%20with%20each%20other.

•      Standard Oil – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Oil •      8 Facts About John D. Rockefeller | Mental Floss https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/545633/facts-about-john-d-rockefeller

• Rockefeller Foundation – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation

• Rockefeller Foundation and Eugenics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation#Eugenics_and_World_War_II

•      Meet the Robber Barons: Vanderbilt, Gould, Carnegie, and Others (thoughtco.com) https://www.thoughtco.com/robber-barons-1773964

•      The Erie War – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_War

•      America's Gilded Age 'Robber Barons,' How They Made Billions (msn.com)

•      https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/america-s-gilded-age-robber-barons-how-they-made-billions/ss-BB1kHZM3ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=4a2d6fae888849a3b88d557db490d41a&ei=27#image=6

•     James Fisk (financier) – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fisk_(financier)

•      Black Friday (1869) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(1869) •      6 Robber Barons From America's Past (thoughtco.com) https://www.thoughtco.com/robber-barons-from-americas-past-4120060

•      Cornelius Vanderbilt – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt

•      Water Trading – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_trading

•      Revelation 13:17 (King James Bible) https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-13-17/

•      Is it Illegal to Collect Rainwater: 2024 Complete State Guide – World Water Reserve https://worldwaterreserve.com/is-it-illegal-to-collect-rainwater/

•      GMO Seeds: What the Home Gardener Needs to Know — Homesteading Family https://homesteadingfamily.com/gmo-seeds/

•      Seed Saving - Who Owns the World's Seeds? | Young People's Trust For the Environment (ypte.org.uk) https://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/seed-saving/who-owns-the-world-s-seeds

• The Final Conflict (film) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Conflict_(film)

• Collis Potter Huntington – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collis_Potter_Huntington

•       Southern Pacific Railroad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad •      Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway

•      Leland Stanford - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford

• Glass–Steagall legislation - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%E2%80%93Steagall_legislation

•      Who Were the Gilded Age Robber Barons? - History Defined When Industry Was King: The History of the Robber Baron Era – Whiteknuckler Brand https://www.historydefined.net/who-were-the-gilded-age-robber-barons/

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