Question

Black Codes were laws passed by the South during Presidential Reconstruction placed many restrictions and controls – as well as bestowing certain rights – on the freedmen, which helped sour many in the North on Presidential Reconstruction and caused them to look to Congress for guidance in reconstructing the South, especially the Radical Republicans?

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Answer 1

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The black codes restricted the rights of black Americans. Many Northerners disapproved of the laws because they were used to maintain segregation and cheap labor. Congress did several things in reaction to the black codes such as passing the freedman's bureau and the civil rights act.