This is term paper for American Economic Growth. The paper should analyze Jay Cooke’s monopoly of the U.S. bond market and research the effect of the corruption that resulted from Cooke’s monopoly. The paper should also analyze how this affected real GDP per capita growth. Claims must be backed with research and requirements state that real GDP growth should have data to demonstrate the relationship between the topic and real GDP growth. Graphic data is permitted as a method to support claims.