1.Min of 150 words.

• 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?
• Discuss Radical Reconstruction as a Constitutional Revolution.

2. Read the information included in the Mississippi Black Codes. 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?

3.Read the Emancipation Proclamation. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

In early 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Proclamation at this particular time?
• What factors determined this decision?
• What did the President hope to gain?
• What were the limitations of the Proclamation, and what was its larger historical significance?