Answer: D. Both populations developed techniques that allowed them to alter their environments to suit their needs.
In the 15th century, the populations of Europe and America were not in contact. In fact, for most of the century, they were not even aware of each other's existence.
Nevertheless, despite such separate development paths, there were some commonalities between all cultures. For example, the fact that they had all learned to use their environment to their advantage.
An example of that in North America is the case of the people of Central Mexico. They were able to learn how to farm on water, as their city was in the middle of a lake with very little land. In the case of Europe, developments such as the water mills used the natural resources people had to their advantage, and as a consequence altered their natural environment.
Over time, the spoils system developed into the: Political Machine System
In politics, a spoils system or patronage system is a practice where the winning party of an election gives its friends and supporters government civil related jobs, as a reward and incentive for working for the party. This created a lot of corruption in the US, the political machines developed thanks to this, and groups of people started controlling votes by using this spoils system.
An Empire, Well I wouldn't call us an Empire, but after the Spanish-American War in 1898, The United States DEFINITELY became an Imperial power.
The United States had gained Guam, Philippines, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Although they did not own Cuba because the Teller Amendment forbid America to do so, the sneaky Platt Amendment had forced Cuba to sell lands to America... Of these lands are Guantanamo Bay, which, although the Platt Amendment was overturned during Roosevelts term, still stays a US possession today.
After my thorough researching, to reduce pollution, the legislates and enforces regulations that protect the air, water, and land, the environmental protection agency was formulated. The correct answer to the following given statement or sentence above is environmental protection agency.
