Big Business and the Monopoly

Business leaders could make the most money by creating a ____.

Workers joined unions because they wanted someone to ____ for them.

____ passed two laws to help stop monopolies, that are still in effect today.

During and after the Industrial Revolution, more goods were made by ____ than were made by ____.

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act made it ____ to form monopolies.

By the late 1800s, Americans wanted the government to take action against monopolies.

_____ started the Standard Oil Company.

A monopoly is when ____.

During the Industrial Revolution, more goods were made by hand than were made by machines.

The Standard Oil Company controlled 90 percent of the petroleum industry in the United States.

The Industrial Revolution started in the United States and spread to England.

The Industrial Revolution started in England in the late 1700s.

In response to Americans' demands, Congress passed the ____.

By the late 1800s, Americans wanted the government to take action against monopolies because ____.

John D. Rockefeller started a company that controlled 90 percent of the ____ industry in the U. S. by the late 1870s.

Businesses provided services, like the railroad, and goods, like clothing and ____.

A ____ is when a company gets rid of competition and gets total control of a product or service.

The Industrial Revolution started in ____ in the 1700s and spread to the United States.

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act made it legal to form monopolies.