The Election of 1866 Revealed

question 109

Multiple Choice

The election of 1866 revealed

• A)strong support for Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plans.
• B)the emergence of white "backlash" in the South.
• C)the increasing popularity of the Republican Party among southern whites.
• D)the increasing popularity of the Democratic Party.
• E)the belief among northerners that much more needed to be done to reconstruct the South.

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