How does the author use descriptions of characters to help the plot? How do the descriptions help the reader form conclusions? Slippery fingers

Match the vocabulary words to their definitions. 1. amendment to officially endorse or approve something, usually a document 2. carpetbagger a southern white who joined the republican party during reconstruction 3. monopolize a change in a legal document, such as the constitution 4. nativism a system of commerce in which several companies work together to control prices and limit competition 5. ratify favoritism toward the native-born citizens of a country 6. scalawag northerner who moved to the south during reconstruction 7. trust to control all of a product or another person's time