Why Did Big Businesses Grow During The 19th Century

During the 19th century new inventors helped farmers, important people owned big businesses, the economy was thriving, etc. On top of that, businesses from small to big continued to prosper causing the economy to continually rise. However, big businesses contributed the most with the rise of the economy, and also caused most of the problems. Problems and benefits were the help of industrial giants that built their businesses, transfer of goods by railroads, and workers placed under bad conditions.

Industrial giants were people who wanted to become rich. Most of them started off poor with little money if not, no money at all. One industrial giant who started off poor was Andrew Carnegie who hired many employees, which decreased unemployment
rates. He also worked his workers to the bone to produce those goods which decreased prices but it put a strain on the laborers. He also gave workers more experience, so they were able to work fast, helping the economy. Another person who helped was John Rockefeller. He became a very wealthy person who collaborated with the railroad companies to get his goods where he wanted it. However, the deals he made with the company was not legitimate, so he was able to transfer more of his goods than others who were charged the original prices, if not more.

In the process of the rise in big businesses, workers were treated unfairly; the consequence of growth economically. They were forced to do as they were told constantly, it isn't right but some businesses prospered from the hardships workers passed; gaining experience. When enough was enough, strikers were held which stopped production. A serious strike that occurred were from railroad workers who wouldn't work with Pullman cars. It paralyzed businesses and stopped goods from being distributed. Eventually the workers were forced to work by the court.