Why did government officials allow monopolies to operate without strong regulations during the Gilded Age? They believed monopolies would keep competition alive.
They believed monopolies were responsible for the growth of the economy.
They believed monopolies would treat their workers well.
They believed monopolies were the most successful way for businesses to make a profit.

The answer is B: they believed monopolies were responsible for the growth of the economy.
(Engenuity 2021)

Anagnos: . . it will no doubt be difficult for you there, annie. but it has been difficult for you at our school too, hm? gratifying, yes, when you came to us and could not spell your name, to accomplish so much here in a few years, but always an irish battle. for independence. (he studies annie, humorously; she does not open her eyes.) this is my last time to counsel you, annie, and you do lack some – by some i mean all – what, tact or talent to bend. to others. and what had saved you on more than one occasion here at perkins is that there was nowhere to expel you to. what do anagnos's words reveal about annie in this excerpt