Which of the following was most responsible for enabling the growth of big business in America during the 19th century?

A.

free and open elections

B.

the mercantile system

C.

federalism

D.

the government's laissez-faire approach to the economy

D is the correct answer.

The Government's VERY lax regulation of business in the 19th-Century allowed for the explosion of big business in the United States.

This would eventually come to an end as the public's opinion of monopolies turned.

The following was most responsible for enabling the growth of big business in America during the 19th century:

D. the government's laissez-faire approach to the economy