Big corporations helped to: a) lower the standard of living
b) raise the cost per unit of consumer products
c) improve the national economy
d) all of the above

a, c, & d are correct:

they wanted lands to settle the extra population.

they wanted new markets for english goods.

they wanted to avoid civil war.

currancy

explanation:

the correct answer is b, "fertility rates are increasing, so populations will grow more quickly in the future."

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