in your own words, describe the steps the government took to free slaves and restore the rights of african americans after the civil war

Strictly implementation of laws and punishment.

Explanation:

Strictly implementation of laws and punishment to those who forbid the law were the steps the government took to free slaves and restore the rights of African Americans after the civil war. The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) ended slavery all over the United States, the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) provides American citizenship to the African Americans, and the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) guaranteed the right to vote to African Americans.

operation overlord was the codename for the battle of normandy, the allied operation that launched the successful invasion of german-occupied western europe during world war ii. the operation was launched on 6 june 1944 with the normandy landings

i think the answer is b.