Big business shaped the American economy in the late 1800s and early 1900s by outproducing smaller "family business," which drove prices down. This happened in large part due to the Industrial Revolution.
I thinks its cost and then producers
In order to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War
In the medieval times, there was a system called feudalism present. This was basically a pyramid scheme. The king was at the top, followed by the nobles, then the knights, and finally the peasants. The king would give away land in return for goods. This land also provides the people a sense of security. The king divides land and gives it to the nobles, the nobles divide up their land and give it to the knights, the knights divide up their lands and give it to peasants. The peasants will do work on this land, providing goods/services to the knights, who then give some away to the nobles, who give some away to the king.