Like Opposition to the Philippine-American War, this assessment gauges students’ ability to reason about how evidence supports a historical argument. Students must explain how Tarbell's critique about the company's practices and the newspaper's positive take on the Rockefeller Foundation both support the conclusion that many Americans were concerned about the growing power of a small number of wealthy businessmen at the turn of the century.
Level: Proficient
Student addresses a relevant aspect of the documents and explains how each provides evidence of public concern for the growing power of wealthy elites like Rockefeller.
Level: Emergent
Student addresses a relevant aspect of the documents but does not offer a complete explanation of how each document provides evidence of public concern for the growing power of wealthy elites like Rockefeller.
Level: Basic
Student does not explain how each document provides evidence of public concern for the growing power of wealthy elites like Rockefeller.
