How did congress approach reconstruction after the civil war?
it thought that southern governments should return to their prewar ways.
it did not want african americans to participate in government.
it instituted the black codes to treat african americans like enslaved people.
it wanted to penalize the south heavily for starting the war.

It wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.

Explanation:

How did Congress approach Reconstruction after the Civil War?

It thought that Southern governments should return to their prewar ways.

It did not want African Americans to participate in government.

It instituted the Black Codes to treat African Americans like enslaved people.

It wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.

a.   it resulted in widespread unemployment.

the second significant cause of the great migration was the desire of black southerners to escape segregation, known euphemistically as jim crow. rural african american southerners believed that segregation - and racism and prejudice against blacks - was significantly less intense in the north.