WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ROBBER BARONS
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small farmers in need of affordable credit
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robber barons pursuing higher profitsprominent bankers who controlled the money supply
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immigrant workers seeking economic justce
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The railroads provided the efficient, relatively cheap transportation that made both farming and milling profitable. They also carried the foodstuffs and other products that the men and women living on the single-crop bonanza farms needed to live.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most cities were unprepared for rapid population growth. Housing was limited, and tenements and slums sprung up nationwide. Heating, lighting, sanitation and medical care were poor or nonexistent, and millions died from preventable disease. Many immigrants were unskilled and willing to work long hours for little pay.
Detailed explanation-3: -What occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act? The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of these is the best definition of an era? A period of time identified by political, economic, or social trends.