Directions: Read Lesson 11 and take notes similar to mine below Directions: Read Lesson 11 and take notes similar to mine below. The Civil War tore the country apart. Was Reconstruction successful mending it? Yes, the country was successfully mended during Reconstruction. No, Reconstruction didn’t go far enough to mend the wounds of the Civil War. The 13th Amendment… Former slaves freely wed, traveled, and sought education. Congress established the Freedmen’s Bureau which… Civil Rights Act of 1866… The 14th Amendment… President Johnson ended Reconstruction too soon… Congress withdrew Federal troops in the South. State legislatures began passing Black Codes… Reconstruction didn’t bring equality…