How did corporations assist the individual? Note: I am in 8th grade history

A. By increasing competition for the consumer

B. By lowering prices for the consumer

C. By distributing income to the owners

D. By hiring only skilled laborers

Hint: It isn't A. I got it wrong when I put that.

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u.s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.