The word "census" should be in the first blank. the word "apportionment" should be in the second blank.
The census is a way for the federal government to get information on how many citizens there are per state, their ethnicities, and other important demographic information. This information is then used to determine representation in the House of Representatives. This is because the number of representatives a state has in this house of Congress depends on their population. The bigger the population, the more representatives. The policy of dividing up these representatives is called apportionment.
Mercantilism in Great Britain consisted of the economic position that, in order to increase wealth, its colonies would be the supplier of raw materials and exporter of finished products. During Great Britain's mercantilist period, colonies faced periods of inflation and excessive taxation, which caused great distress
I believe the answer is: <span>B) Congressional leaders wanted to restore the Union as quickly as possible.
At that time, the Congressional aware that restoring union would took a lot of time and money. This make them believe that by the time the restoration is dine, the confederates would also regained that power. Because of this, they made southern's reconstruction as their main priority</span>
