1. The Rise of Big Businesses
By Zoe, Marissa, Jia, and Ethan

2. Corporation
A business that is owned by many investors

3. Trust
A group of corporations that unite under one board of directors

4. Monopoly
A monopoly is a corporation that owns a majority of an item meaning they can control price

5. John C. Rockefeller Big in Oil Industry
Introduced The Standard Oil Trust
Created a monopoly on oil by buying out or destroying other oil companies
By 1886, his company controlled 95% of America’s oil
A large business mogul, he was one of the first to become so wealthy off off a monopoly

6. Other Monopolies
Other Industries copied Rockefeller and created monopolies on items such as:
Railroads
Meatpacking
Sugar
Whiskey
Tobacco

7. The Public’s Concerns of Trusts
Too much influence on politics
Too much influence on price
Products could be cheap quality