Question

Charles and Mary Beard have deemed the 37th US Congress, which convened during this decade, the key to the “Second American Revolution” for passing economic legislation like the Revenue Act. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this decade during which the Republican Party first wielded control of both houses of Congress in support of President Abraham Lincoln.
ANSWER: 1860s [prompt on 60s]
[10h] During the most recent time that Republicans had a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress, they exacerbated a “long depression” triggered in part by the failure of a company owned by this person. This investment banker was forced into bankruptcy after advancing money for the Northern Pacific Railway.
ANSWER: Jay Cooke
[10m] A later Republican Congress doled out generous pensions for Civil War veterans and passed the Sherman Antitrust Act and the McKinley Tariff, leading opponents to give it this nickname.
ANSWER: Billion Dollar Congress
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BirminghamCambridge B100010
Cambridge AEdinburgh100010
DurhamOxford1001020
Imperial ABristol100010
WarwickImperial B100010