Question

match the vocabulary words to their definitions.

1. amendment

☐ a southern white who joined the republican party during reconstruction
☐ a system of commerce in which several companies work together to control prices and limit competition

1. carpetbagger

☐ to control all of a product or another person’s time

1. monopolize

☐ favoritism toward the native - born citizens of a country

1. nativism

☐ to officially endorse or approve something, usually a document

1. ratify

☐ a change in a legal document, such as the constitution

1. scalawag

☐ northerner who moved to the south during reconstruction

1. trust

Explanation:

1. "amendment" means a change in a legal document (like the Constitution), so match with "a change in a legal document, such as the Constitution".
2. "carpetbagger" refers to a Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction, so match with "Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction".
3. "monopolize" is to control all of a product or someone's time, so match with "to control all of a product or another person’s time".
4. "nativism" is favoritism toward native - born citizens, so match with "favoritism toward the native - born citizens of a country".
5. "ratify" means to officially endorse or approve a document, so match with "to officially endorse or approve something, usually a document".
6. "scalawag" is a Southern white who joined the Republican Party during Reconstruction, so match with "a Southern white who joined the Republican Party during Reconstruction".
7. "trust" is a system of commerce where companies work together to control prices and limit competition, so match with "a system of commerce in which several companies work together to control prices and limit competition".

Answer:

1. amendment - a change in a legal document, such as the Constitution
2. carpetbagger - Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction
3. monopolize - to control all of a product or another person’s time
4. nativism - favoritism toward the native - born citizens of a country
5. ratify - to officially endorse or approve something, usually a document
6. scalawag - a Southern white who joined the Republican Party during Reconstruction
7. trust - a system of commerce in which several companies work together to control prices and limit competition