Question

What is the main idea of the text?

Only people in Northwest Pennsylvania knew how ruthless Standard Oil could be
Only people with private agendas did not trust Standard Oil. Everybody else believed it had good
practices.
Because Standard Oil had been operating the way it had for so long, people just accepted that
things would not change.

Answer 1

Because Standard Oil had been operating the way it had for so long, people just accepted that things would not change.

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Answer 2

the answer is C.

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