HIST1301

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 Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).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 Be sure to draft your response in your own words (do not quote verbatim from the textbook).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?