What was the main goal of establishing a central banking authority?
a. to stabilize the national economy
b. to weaken the power of smaller states
c. to grant the federal government more power
d. to get the national currency off of the gold standard

Which statement best describes standard oil in the late 1800s? standard oil controlled only a small number of the nation’s oil refineries. standard oil was a single business that operated in a small region. standard oil controlled only the means and methods of oil production. standard oil owned ninety percent of all oil refineries in the united states.