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5. Give an account of the adoption of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.

6. Detail the Alabama Claims controversy and tell how it was settled.

7. Tell about the great fires of 1871-72.

8. Outline the Indian troubles with the Modocs and the Sioux.

9. Give an account of the Credit Mobilier.

10. Tell about the Centennial exposition.

11. Give an account of the contested election of 1876, and how it was adjusted.