front 1 The astounding result of the Congressional elections in 1866 shaped the future of Reconstruction by | back 1 giving Republicans a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress |
front 2 In the battle over Reconstruction, to secure power over the president, Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act and the | back 2 Command of the Army Act |
front 3 Walt Whitman's "Democratic Vistas" celebrated | back 3 the courageous instinct that moved brave people west |
front 4 An alliance of lawyers, businessmen, and politicians known as the "Santa Fe Ring" | back 4 wrested about 80 percent of the original Spanish grants from Hispanic land holders in New Mexico |
front 5 Limitations were placed on the post-war expansionist impulse when the Senate rejected a treaty that would have annexed | back 5 the Dominican Republic |
front 6 The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized primarily to help farmers | back 6 unite to challenge discriminatory railroad rates. |
front 7 Most female Chinese immigrants ended up as prostitutes. | back 7 True |
front 8 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first time the federal government was given power to protect individuals against the willful indifference of state governments to their Constitutional rights. | back 8 True |
front 9 A letter written by any person in history is a primary source. | back 9 True |
front 10 The 14th and 15th amendments helped African Americans gain the right to vote. | back 10 True |