A change in business origination was brought on by the growth of heavy industry and the creation of vast nationwide markets. Large businesses were able to afford to set up huge factories, install modern machinery, and employ hundreds of workers. These large enterprises required large amounts of money and new methods of management. There were great competition and greediness throughout the country. The wealth generated by industrial capitalism and big business led to "robber barons" …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…other early unions it could not survive the high unemployment of the 1870s. The Knights of Labor was the first national labor union to remain active for more than a few years. The union proposed new laws, including one to cut the workday down to eight hours and equal pay for both men and women. The greediness of the robber barons which led to unfair working conditions was counteracted by the creation of labor unions.