... -faire capitalism and the advantages of the unrestricted economic system to their advantage to control the United States economically, ultimately constructing a stronghold over the working-class Americans. During the Gilded Age, America adopted the laissez-faire policy of capitalism. Basically, this system had a "hands-off" mentality-the government had no regulations or restrictions on big businesses. ... about regulation from state governments. After the Civil War the US experienced a shift from light manufacturing to heavy industry (steel, oil, machinery) during the industrial revoluti...

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