The concept of “limited liability” contributed to the development of corporations and was appealing to many Americans because

a. none of these choices
b. all of these answers
c. they risked only their own investment and were not personally responsible for the debts of the corporation
d. they did not have to be personally involved in the corporation to purchase stock in it
e. entrepreneurs could now amass great sums of money for investment purposes


ANS: B

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A) Bartolomé de Las Casas. B) Hernán Cortéz. C) Afonso de Albuquerque. D) Ignatius of Loyola. E) Pope Paul III.

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