<span>The Interstate Commerce Act was to monitor railroad
operations. During the 1870s a number of countries tested numerous programs
developed to regulate railroad rates and practices, and those subjects were
also repeatedly examined by the Congress. In 1886 the Supreme Court held, in
the Wabash Case, that state governments could not regulate federal shipments
within their borders. In response to that decision, Congress adopted the first
federal program for regulating private business which is the Interstate
Commerce Act. While, the Sherman Antitrust Act, it is an act passed by the U.S.
Congress in 1890 to battle monopoly and inappropriate restraints on
competition. It was also to break up bad trusts that were affecting the
economy. But, it was unsuccessful because there was no clear meaning as to what
a trust or bad trust was. So it was later replaced with the Clayton Antitrust
Act.</span>
The correct answer for 1 is
<span>b. Arabs united under Islam and defeated nearby empires.
Arabs lived in numerous tribes and these tribes were often at war with surrounding people due to various reasons. They decided to united under the banner of Islam to fight and spread their kingdom and religion and this proved to be highly successful.
The correct answer for 2 is </span>
<span>b. weakened Persian and Byzantine rule and
</span><span>c. daring, effective fighting methods
Their armies used technology and strategy that was not common at the time which made them superior to their opponents. The Persian and Byzantine empires were weakened because they were constantly at wars with others and with themselves and this made it easy for Umayyads to rise.
The correct answer for 3 is
</span><span>d. The Umayyads expanded into Spain
When they conquered the entire Northern Africa region they crossed the Gibraltar and entered the Iberian peninsula. This was a crucial thing for the area because Islam became a big thing and Hebrews, Muslims, and Christians lived in the area until the Spanish inquisition decided to end that.</span>
You would get -3 because:
-9x5 is -45 +45 you get 0 and your left with -3
It would be the "A. Continental System" that refers to Napoleon's blockade of British goods, since this was meant to increase production and profits in mainland Europe.
