What Role Did the Election of 1866 Play in Shaping

question 45

Multiple Choice

What role did the election of 1866 play in shaping Reconstruction?

• A)It gave the Radical Republicans a veto-proof majority in Congress.
• B)It gave the Liberal Republicans a veto-proof majority in Congress.
• C)It saw the first African American Representative elected to Congress.
• D)It showed that the North had grown weary of the problems in the South.
• E)It gave President Johnson a free hand in running Reconstruction.

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