This section from a chapter on "The Era of Reconstruction" describes the efforts made by Congress in 1865 and 1866 to bring to life its vision of Reconstruction and explains how the Fourteenth Amendment transformed the Constitution.

Concepts

black codes

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Additional Tags

fourteenth amendment, freedmen’s bureau, openstax: congress and the remaking of the south, 1865-1866, freedmen's bureau, 1865

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)