What is the best definition for the underlined word based on the following sentence: "many puerto ricans feel that the united states is impeding their efforts to make puerto rico a full state."
a. making easier; facilitating
b. obstructing; slowing down
c. excited about
d. speeding up

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

Which source would best a historian understand the effect of the great chicago fire on families? a. a biography of a chicago family displaced by the fire b. a letter from a grandmother in new york to her family in chicago c. a newspaper editorial about families who were displaced d. an oral history dictated by an adolescent who fled the fire

Why did some people support supply-side economics and others opposed it? it addressed the supply of goods and ignore demand. it called for large tax cuts for the wealthy. forigen production played a significant role in the plan. the program called for increased government spending.