WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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allowed children to work under unsafe conditions
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donated large sums of money to political candidates
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combined companies that manufactured different products
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eliminated competition by forming monopolies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Key Takeaways. The Sherman Antitrust Act is a law the U.S. Congress passed to prohibit trusts, monopolies, and cartels. Its purpose was to promote economic fairness and competitiveness and to regulate interstate commerce.
Detailed explanation-2: -The growth of big business in the late 1800s changed American society. The rise of business empires turned the United States into an economically powerful nation. Industrialization changed how businesses were run. Business leaders combined funds and resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -A “nativist” of the late-1800s would have been MOST likely to support a ban on immigration to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which tactics were used by big business during the late 1800s to limit the power of labor unions? Picketing, Walkouts, Collective Bargaining, Mediation were all attempts by the WORKERS to get Wage increases and Shorter hours.