What is most likely reason that some firms have gone out of business after their industry was deregulated? a. they could not afford to pay their workers enough to keep them on the job b. they could not compete successfully with new firms entering the market c. they had failed to win a lawsuit brought against them by the government d. they had developed a business that could grow under government regulation

How did european exploration and expansion cause the african slave trade to expand? a. european explorers discovered the slave trade and expanded it across the indian ocean into south asia. b. arab armies captured european explorers and forced them into slavery. c. european traders shipped enslaved africans to work on plantations in european colonies in the americas. d.european explorers captured african people and forced them to work on their ships.