Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. empirical a person who rules for life or by hereditary right 2. humanism a secular intellectual and cultural movement based on ancient greek and roman philosophy 3. secular to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 4. absolutism anything that is not spiritual or religious in nature 5. monarch information or learning based on actual observation and experiment 6. reform political system whose ruler is unchecked and absolute

"the plan of removing the aboriginal people who yet remain within the settled portions of the united states . . approaches its consummation. . an extensive region . . has been assigned for their permanent residence. it has been divided into districts and allotted among them. many have already removed and others are preparing to go. . " removal of southern indians to indian territory, 1835 this passage is most closely related to a) imperialism. b) the civil war. c) westward expansion. d) the french indian war.