Can someone ! a number of events from earlier years contributed to the great depression. first, people started making more money. during these prosperous times, people bought large numbers of goods, and many more goods were produced — ultimately more than there were people who could afford them. banks and stores extended credit to people with lower incomes, with no regard for whether the borrowers would be able to pay back the loans. some people used borrowed money to purchase stock in companies. finally, when the stock market crashed, these people lost money they had borrowed — and since the loans could not be repaid, banks failed in droves. which excerpt from the text best shows that the passage uses a sequential pattern? a. some people used borrowed money to purchase stock in companies. b. people bought large numbers of goods c. first, people started making more money. d. more than there were people who could afford them