What is a claim in an argumentative essay?

The formation of business monopolies in the late 1800s was made possible by the (1) effects of laissez-faire policies (2) passage of federal antitrust laws (3) elimination of the free-enterprise system (4) adoption of socialist economic practices

How was the storming of the bastille important to the french revolutiona) it forced the king to accept the people's demands for justice. b) it marked the official beginning of the french revolution. c) it compelled the government to treat people with respect.d) it exposed the french soldier's lazy attitudes and weak skills.e) it symbolized the constitutional monarchy.

Monopolies were legal in the united states until a)the 1860s. b)the 1870s. c)the 1880s. d)the 1890s.