How Did The Federal Government Influence The Development Of The 19th Century?

Governmental Interference in American Industrial Developments Between the years of 1865 and 1900, the federal government in America acted as a primary source for guidance during the growth in industrial development and market capitalism. It was a time of booming industries and soaring profits for both the people and the government. The government desperately wanted to push forward and help the growth of the newfound industry boom in America, but they also recognized that they needed to implement regulations and standards in order to avoid things like horizontal and vertical integration. The government had an extremely delicate goal to equalize both the promotion and the regulations put fourth on the industrial developments and market capitalism in America. As America continued to emerge from earlier times full of hardships and panic, a new wave of a different standard of living settled in. This wave brought new ideas and inventions to
Corruption began within the working community on the transportation systems. The railroad barons gave large kickbacks to the shippers, gave local journalists free passes in an attempt to win them over, and overcharged farmers. The government caught wind of this after enough complaints compiled and when it reached congress, they were obligated to pass an act to attempt to dissolve the corruption taking place. The president at the time, Grover Cleveland allowed congress to enact the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Act. The Sherman-Anti Trust act was quickly manipulated by various lawyers to the point where the act was essentially useless. The Interstate Commerce Act proved to be the first time that the federal government attempted to control the interstate business, rather successfully. The government took initiative, albeit very reluctantly, and regulated the railroad system when things went