Reconstruction
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Objective
I can identify some of the ways Reconstruction tried to help formerly enslaved people.
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Describe one way the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 aimed to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people.
Explain how the 14th Amendment expanded citizenship rights for Black Americans.
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“Name one way the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 tried to help formerly enslaved people. How did the 14th Amendment attempt to help formerly enslaved people? ”
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