Industrialization

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  • The development of railroads

    The development of railroads

  • The finding of oil and its uses

    The finding of oil and its uses

  • the creation of the typewriter

    the creation of the typewriter

  • The creation of the telephone

    The creation of the telephone

  • Munn v. Illinois

    Munn v. Illinois

    the states won the right to regulate the railroads for the benefit of farmers and consumers
  • the creation of the light bulb

    the creation of the light bulb

  • Interstate Commerce Act

    Interstate Commerce Act

    reestablished the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities and established a five-member Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) for that purpose
  • The Granger laws and the Interstate commerce act

    The Granger laws and the Interstate commerce act

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    Sherman Antitrust Act

    An act which made it so trusts or free trade between states and foreign countries was illegal due to expanding corporations absorbing the competition.