US History II

Read Chapter 18 from The American Promise, Volume II and write your responses to the questions below in outline format or as a rough draft. Use specific historical examples and details. You must use your own words to describe the events; do not copy from the textbook or other sources.

How did businesses change over the period 1870-1900? Provide three examples of successful people, and how they became successful. How did people’s ideas about society (Social Darwinism) and the economy (Laissez-Faire economics) justify these changes?

This should be between half a page to a full page. No citation required.