When Congress, in 1866, decided to base its Reconstruction plan on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by the former Confederate states, the amendment was

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The question specifically notes that the plan was based on the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment by the former Confederate states, indicating that it was not already approved. Additionally, the question notes that Tennessee was the only southern state to ratify the amendment prior to Congress' decision. Therefore, we can deduce that the amendment was rejected by all other southern legislatures.

When Congress, in 1866, Decided to Base Its Reconstruction Plan