RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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The election of Senator Hiram Revels as the first African American congressman had which of the following social effects?
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It provided Native Americans legal representation in Congress
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It eased political tension between Republicans and Democrats
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It allowed Radical Republicans to veto the 13th Amendment.
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It marked a positive progression towards civil rights equality
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Elected by the Mississippi legislature to the United States Senate as a Republican to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era, he was the first African American to serve in either house of the U.S. Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since 1870, when Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became the first African Americans to serve in Congress, a total of 186 African Americans have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators.
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