AP US History question:

In the post-Civil War United States, corporations grew significantly in number, size, and influence. Assess the impact of big business on the economy and politics and the responses of Americans to these changes. Confine your answer to the period 1870 to 1900.

With the end of the Civil War came a great transition into a mechanized and factory-based economy, which took workers away from the farms and put them into the factories. Many people saw this is corporate great, which was in some ways true--this led to the formation of many unions and workers organizations.