In the gilded age, how did monopolies affect many small businesses? monopolies provided customers for small businesses. monopolies small businesses grow. monopolies had no effect on small businesses. monopolies forced small businesses to shut down.

The correct answer is “Monopolies forced small businesses to shut down”.

During the Gilded Age, America made deep changes in the economy, it grew over 400% during 1969 and 1901. Advances were everywhere, industry, technology, work conditions, transports. Because of that business owners wanted to control their markets, to profit even more with it. This developed monopolies such as Rockefeller, J.P Morgan, Carnegie $ Steel. Because of that economic inequality rose and the majority of small business was forced to shut down due to the pressure and the economic strength of corporations and industries.

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