Which phrase refers to failed businesses? (5 points) "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise" "serious curtailment of income" "no markets for their produce" "toil with little return"

the withered leaves of industrial enterprise.

The phrase that refers to failed businesses is "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise." Industrial enterprise here means all businesses and economic activity. The reference to withered leaves is to provide an image of something that decays and dies. The speaker wants to create a vivid image of the decline and disappearance of private enterprise.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.

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