How did the Congressional elections in 1866 shape the future of Reconstruction?

A) by returning Democrats to control of the House of Representatives for the first time since the beginning of the Civil War
B) by giving Republicans a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress
C) by dividing Congress evenly between Democrats and Republicans, making President Johnson the power broker
D) through blacks winning a majority of the Southern seats


B

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A) True B) False

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