The relationship between the Standard Oil and the United States were that the combination between business was illegal and unlikely to be reasonable in straints of trade and abuse of anticompetitive actions Which would later break up the Standard Oil and all apart in 1911.
The best option from the list would be "<span>The guillotine was an effective instrument for instilling fear and conflict," since this is an opinion that needs to be supported with historical evidence. The other options are simply facts (or non-facts). </span>
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be the "First Estate," since these people did not have to pay any taxes at all. </span></span>
I believe the answer would be the second choice.