Select all that apply.

Mark the statement about the German states and people if it is correct.


A.

By 1800, the Holy Roman Empire was little more than a loose collection of separate states.


B.

The people of the German states shared customs and language but did not think of themselves as belonging to one nation.


C.

The German-speaking people began to feel a common bond with each other when Napoleon conquered them and they fell under French rule.