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.
In area, this represents about 155 million square kilometers (59 million square miles). In comparison, the area of the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska is about 4 million square miles, sixteen times less in surface area. All the continents could fit into the Pacific basin.