With caesar augustus’s rise to power, rome:
a. became a powerful empire.
b. was invaded by outsiders.
c. lost its battles with its enemies.
d. ruled the entire world.

the answer is a

explanation:

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.