The growth of the American nation in the West was made possible by the wholesale plunder of the forests,?

Question

mineral resources, and the American Indians, and by fencing off enormous sections of land with barbed wire for cattle ranching. How did this contribute to the character of modern corporate capitalism?

Answer 1

Burn the textbook.  Your teachers are out to lunch.

Answer 2

The material quality of life in the U.S. would be altered if there was not capital formation.  "Modern corporate capitalism"  is the engine that provides excess goods and services to a people who want those goods and services.  Your issue seems a bit late to the table.  This is 2008.  Your accusations are without merit.

Answer 3

Ah, yes, our modern school system. And North America was inhabited by noble, peaceful tribes before the white man came.