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Trusts and Big Business — Quiz

Question 6 • United States History

Which best defines a trust?

Answer
A
A trust is made of multiple businesses that combine and operate in one state.
B
A trust is a large company or business combination that controls a market.
C
A trust is a business that competes with other businesses in its market.
D
A trust is a large company that consists of two merged businesses.

Explanation

A trust is a business combination that brings multiple companies under centralized control, often allowing it to dominate a market. That matches choice A, a large company or business combination that controls a market. A trust does not have to consist of exactly two merged businesses or operate only in one state.

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