Which statement best explains how the invention of corporations contributed to the economy in the 1800's

The first American corporations were developed in the 1790s, almost instantly becoming key institutions in the young nation's economy. Although corporations existed in Europe in the early-19th century – particularly in Great Britain and the Netherlands – no country took to corporate development like the United States. Corporate development was dealt a blow toward the turn of the 20th century with the introduction of antitrust legislation, but it quickly rebounded. The end of World War II created a period of unprecedented American corporate hegemony until the rise of Japanese competition in world markets in the 1980s.

a. the astrolabe could determine the correct latitudinal location of the ship

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