Answer:
controlling the distribution of land and resources
Explanation:
The answer is going to be false
The <em>Robber Barons</em> were millionaire entrepreneurs and owners of half of the Unites States in the last third of the 19th century. These men were the influencers of all the politicians of that time because they extorted the main ones in power; as we know, the money controls the world, commonly nobody can resist to the money.
Some historians consider the <em>Robber Barons</em> as boosters of the United States economy, before their apparition the country were an agricultural country and thanks they it becomes as an industry.
Finally, we will mention the most named <em>Robber Barons</em> and their principles contributions to the country:
- John D. Rockefeller, First oil monopoly.
- Andrew Carnegie, Cranegie Steel Company.
- Cornelius Vanderbilt, Grand Central Depot.
- J.P. Morgan, General Electric, bought Carnegie's company and founded the U.S. Steel.
- Leland Stanford, Stanford University.
The state and Local governments responded positively to the expansion of railroads.
These governments used the presence of the railroads in their regions as a way to promote trade and transportation in the areas. They helped by granting lands to railroad companies.
The railroads contributed to development by bringing in much settlers to the area and also opening it up to trade.
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