The Reconstruction Era
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I can explain some of the successes and failures of Reconstruction in rebuilding the South and protecting the rights of formerly enslaved people.
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Describe the main purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
Explain how Black Codes limited the freedom of formerly enslaved people in the South.
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“Describe one way Reconstruction was successful in protecting the rights of formerly enslaved people, according to the video. Describe one way Reconstruction failed to provide economic freedom for formerly enslaved people, according to the video. ”
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