How did corporations contribute to the growth of the economy in the late 1800s? a. Corporations’ stockholders provided capital to build factories and buy equipment. b. Corporations’ stockholders e

How did corporations contribute to the growth of the economy in the late 1800s? a. Corporations’ stockholders provided capital to build factories and buy equipment. b. Corporations’ stockholders elected boards of directors to run the businesses. c. Corporations’ stockholders lent millions of dollars to struggling banks. d. Corporations’ stockholders prevented companies from filing for bankruptcy.