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

The correct answer is number 4) It wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.

Congress approached Reconstruction after the Civil War in that it wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.

Some members of the Congress supported President Lincoln idea that the former Confederate States should be reintegrated to the Union with no consequences at all, as a symbol of unity and peace. But there were some radical Republicans that thought otherwise. They demanded that the southern states pay for all of the destruction caused by the war.

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the right answer is d