It could be argued that Congressional Reconstruction was more about political power than racial equality. Even though Congressional Reconstruction is going to help African-Americans gain new freedoms in American society, it is ultimately based on the Northern Republicans desire for political power. Many members of the Republican Party, known as Radical Republicans, wanted to punish the South for their role in starting the Civil War. In this case, the Radical Republicans wanted to ensure that after this war, the individuals who lead the secession movement in the Southern states would not gain power. This is why many Republicans refused to include newly elected Southerners in Congressional affairs during the Reconstruction period.
1. Britain had LARGE AMOUNTS OF COAL AND IRON which benefited the Industrial Revolution
2. Had a LARGE LABOR SUPPLY due to population growth and from unemployed farm laborers that went to the big cities to look for work
3. Government was BUSINESS-FRIENDLY and business people influenced government to get the PARLIAMENT to PASS LAWS that HELPED BUSINESS GROW
Answer:
The answer is A. It expanded.
Explanation:
The United States was expanded and explored in many ways during the first and subsequent decades of the 1800s. We bought territory from the French in the Louisiana Purchase, make roads for pioneers to reach the Mississippi River, then sent explorers with Indian guides to breech the passes of the Rocky Mountains and find a route to the Pacific Ocean.