Britain's approach to interacting with other European countries during Queen Victoria's reign was called "splendid isolation" by politicians of that era. What was meant by this phrase? a Britain stayed out of any territory disputes between other European nations.
b Britain prevented other Europeans from entering the country except for certain days.
c Britain refused to meet with the heads of state of other European nations.
d Britain worked hard to set apart any European country that opposed its policies.

After the civil war, the congress approached reconstruction by:

(C) Establishing the black code to treat African Americans as enslaved people.

Under the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the freedom of the blacks had progressed enormously. At the end of the war, he had promulgated the Emancipation Proclamation, which forced the Confederate states to release their slaves. Once the war was over, he managed to insure the complete abolition of slavery in the United States. Unfortunately, following his assassination, this evolution did not continue, and from the election of Andrew Johnson, the Americans make a step backward.

The new president, a former owner of slaves, led a very hard policy towards the blacks. Slavery was officially forbidden, but Johnson did not punish the slavers in the South and even allows them to continue their business. He did not oppose the new laws passed in the former Confederate states, called black codes, which imposed racist rules on African Americans populations. Forbidden to own weapons or land, forbidden to meet at night, make music or vote. It is an absolute return to the past for these populations who find back the same conditions of life as before the war.

On the political side, the Confederate states were quickly reintegrated into the union, the reconstruction of the nation was a success on this particular subject.

Grade: 9-12

Subject: History

Chapter: Civil War (A Terrible Swift Sword)

Keywords: Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, black codes, slavery, reconstruction America after the Civil War, reconstruction after the Civil War in the South, summary of reconstruction, Johnson's plan for reconstruction after the civil war,/p>