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=​Big Business= //By: Aubrey Langley, Katy Bauer, Chelsea Kovalcsik, McKenzie Powell, Caroline Buehl, Theresa Sulminski//

Big Business during the Industrial Revolution was filled with many different style of companies, and money-making schemes, controlled by different business men. The main goal of these business men were to make as much money as possible by all means necessary.



//What conditions existed in the United States which allowed the Industrial Revolution to take root and flourish in America ////?//

The United States during the Industrial Revolution was in need of a way to produce their own goods and provide jobs for many people who wanted to give up the ways of farming. Because of this many large cities were established which many people moved to and started to work in factories and companies. The main focus then became industries, and business and the Industrial Revolution took root and flourished in America.

// How did laissez-faire capitalism influence the development of business organization in the United States ? // ​ The Laissez-Faire capitalism influenced the development of business organization in the United States by allowing people to own their own property and use it to create income and compete with others. This way of business influenced the way business became an individual stuggle to earn money and lead to the restrictions placed on individual people or companies in order to prevent them from becoming too rich or powerful.

//Were the leaders of Big Business "robber barons," or in fact "captains of industry?"//

The leaders of Big Business can be considered robber barons or captains of industry because some of them used unfair business practices to earn money and become successful, while some of them used their earnings to contribute positivily and not just for personal gain.

//How did some philosophies serve to support class division during the Gilded Age? //

Some philosophies during the Gilded Age supoorted class division by defining society into the upper class of successful and rich business men, the middle working class, and the poor lower class.

 //How did the Industrial Revolution cause urbanization and a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants to the United States ?// 

The Industrial Revolution caused urbanization and a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants because it created a variety of jobs for people to have.

 // What effect did urbanization and immigration have on the United States ? //

Urbanization and immigration caused the United States to increase in population, and economically made them become a more powerful country in the world of business and trade.

 // Why have many historians considered the late 1800's in America // //to be a Gilded Age; a period which was outwardly showy, but inwardly corrupt?// Many historians considered the late 1800s in America to be a Gilded age because to the outside world the U.S. seemed to be a very powerful and economically strong country, but inside the actual U.S. was full of corrupt business leaders who controlled many aspects of business.   //How did early reaction to the Gilded Age attempt to correct the abuses of the period?//

The early reaction to the Gilded Age attempted to correct the abuses of the business leaders and how they tried to earn money and gain success for their own personal gain.