The Civil Rights Act (1866) was passed by Congress on 9th April 1866 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition.
Hawaii has an area of 10,931 square miles. Of that area, 6,423 square miles are land-the rest is ocean. 29 people found this useful.
Covering 4,028 square miles, the Big Island (or the âOrchid Isleâ) is the youngest and largest of the Hawaiian Islands â twice the size of all the other major Islands combined.