J. p. morgan monitored his competition by placing officers of his bank on the boards of companies that he wanted to control. this method was known as a(n)

This method was known as an interlocking directorate.

Explanation:

Interlocking directorate is the practice of the same individual being a member of multiple boards in companies.

In this case, J.P. Morgan has placed officers from his bank onto other companies' boards, thus carrying out the interlocking directorate method.

countries such as spain, france and portugal colonized the region. although most of latin america was colonized by spain, the countries of portugal and france also had major influences on the region. due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.

either wyoming or idaho