During industrialization, smaller businesses struggled to compete with large corporations because small businesses
a. had to pay a larger tax to the government.
b. could not implement the cost cutting measures used by the large corporations.
c. could not compete with the superior quality of goods made by large companies.
d. had difficulty hiring people to work for them.

How did the boston massacre contribute to the writing of the declaration of independence? a. many colonists began to see the british government as a source of protection. b. many colonists began to see the british government as a supporter of free speech. c. many colonists began to oppose the british government's building of forts on the frontier. d. many colonists began to fear the british government's harsh actions toward the colonies.