Companies in the late 19th century employed children primarily because they increased the company’s ability to- a) provide the children an education b) train them for a future career c) earn government grants d) make a profit by hiring inexpensive labor

Which statement best describes standard oil in the late 1800s? standard oil controlled only a small number of the nation’s oil refineries. standard oil was a single business that operated in a small region. standard oil controlled only the means and methods of oil production. standard oil owned ninety percent of all oil refineries in the united states.