WALTON/ROCKOFF, Chapter 17 (pp. 326-41):

1.  Describe the continued transformation of the US economy from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy in the late 19th century.

2.  How did the top 10 manufacturing industries change from 1860 to 1900?

3.  Describe the technological changes in the leading manufacturing industries.

4.  Describe the different types of business mergers or combinations.

5.  What are the different possible causes of “vertical” combinations?

6.  What are the different possible causes of “horizontal” combinations?

7.  Summarize the changes in the law during this period with respect to horizontal combinations.