Question #1
Read Chapter 15 and the information included in the Mississippi Black Codes (recommend that you view the article in Firefox). Once all reading is complete, respond to the following item(s):
During Reconstruction, Black Codes were enacted in several former states in the Confederacy. A Republican-controlled Congress would later react to suppress these codes.
- What ultimately were these codes designed to do?
- Precisely how did the codes aim to accomplish these objectives?
You are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that addresses the items above
Question #2
Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).
Assignment Question(s)
Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:
- What did freedom mean to African-Americans in the South after the Civil War?
- How did former slaveholders define their freedom and that of their former slaves?
Question #3
Instructions: Provide a comprehensive response to the question(s) below. Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).
Assignment Question(s)
Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:
- How did southern whites challenge Reconstruction governments?
- Why did northerners lose their resolve to pursue Reconstruction?
