During the progressive era, presidents theodore
roosevelt, william howard taft, and woodrow
wilson broke with the policies of late 19thcentury presidents concerning
(1) colonial expansion
(2) federal ownership of railroads
(3) laissez-faire economic practices
(4) civil rights for african americans

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.