In the late 1800s<span>, businesses operated largely without government regulation. Republicans appealed to </span>industrialists<span>, bankers, and eastern farmers. The Presidents of this period </span>did<span> make </span>some<span> efforts to exercise leadership skills and comunity service to each other.</span>
I am pretty sure the answer is b
Linen, spices and silk came to Rome from East Asia. The Romans were very dependent on imports to sustain the empire. Maintenance of trade routes was paramount for the Romans.
To say that authority is <em>broadly accepted.</em>