He wrote the Declaration of Independence, which officially declared that the American Colonies were completely free of British authority and influence.
Answer:
the black codes
Explanation:
The end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery for 4 million black Southerners. the war left them landless and with little money to support themselves. White Southerners, seeking to control the freedmen (former slaves), devised special state law codes. Many Northerners saw these codes as blatant attempts to restore slavery.
Let's review. Realpolitik is a German word referring to politics-driven practical, or pragmatic, concerns rather than ideological ones