The phrase "manifest destiny" is most often associated with the territorial expansion of the United States from 1812<span> to </span>1860<span>. This era, from the end of the War of </span>1812<span> to the beginning of the American Civil War, has been called the "age of manifest destiny".</span>
Answer: During the gilded age the three factors that transformed were, new business practices, new technology, and the expansion of railroads.
<span>Social darwinism and laissez faire economics were most closely associated with the interests of big business owners. Big business owners had the most to gain from embracing such tactics. With social darwinism and laissez faire these business owners could prevent the government from trying to regulate them and they could take out rival companies and potentially monopolize whichever market they operated in.</span>
