After reading the passage on the page by Ida Tarbell, you are going to answer the questions here to better understand the author's ideas and purpose for writing the passage. Refer back to
your notes, evidence, and claims from The History of Standard Oil Company to fill in the
information needed below
What is the title of the document?
Who is the author?
What is the date of the document?
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Why was this document written?
What is the author's bias or prejudice within this document?
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How did John D. Rockefeller build his oil company?
B. Describe two ways that life was different during the time that Ida Tarbell wrote this article.