Effects of Big Business Role of Government in the Economy We will analyze the growth of unions and the pros and cons of big business, analyze social issues affecting children, and describe the costs and benefits of laissez-faire and the anti-trust acts and the Interstate Commerce Act. I will interpret and describe political cartoons from the Gilded Age. Pros of Big Business Cons of Big Business Role of Government in the Economy Government Steps In Railroads Interstate Commerce Act (1887) Interstate Commerce Commission Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)
American Federation of Labor (1881) Conditions of Labor Long Hours/Low Wages Working Conditions Child Labor Lack of Joh Security Big Business Trade Unions Knights of Labor (1869) Terence Powderly Haymarket Riot (1886) American Federation of Labor (1881) Samuel Gompers Government Attitudes Toward Unions The Rise of Unions Public Opinion