Which of the following was not a factor in the decline of the town of Dawson?
a.
The railroad never laid the track necessary for Dawson to ship its coal.
b.
Oil became the fuel of choice for many major industries.
c.
Strikes by coal workers (due to discontent and poor working conditions) drove up coal prices.
d.
Mechanical equipment replaced hand loading, which led to increased lay-offs to decrease costs.

increases in demand are shown by a shift to the right in the demand curve. this could be caused by a number of factors, including a rise in income, a rise in the price of a substitute or a fall in the price of a complement.

which the answer is:

b

the intolerable acts were punitive laws passed by the british parliament in 1774 after the boston tea party. in great britain, these laws were referred to as the coercive acts.

"the attempts of the proletariat to rise above this abasement"