Answer both questions fully in separate sentences: What were the challenges faced by freedmen in the South due to the enactment of black codes? How did the Radical Republicans respond to the actions of southern legislatures? If you need sentence starters: The challenges faced by freedmen in the South due to the enactment of black codes included ________________. The Radical Republicans responded to the actions of southern legislatures by ________________. What’s the answer that nobody else got.
The challenges faced by freedmen in the South due to the enactment of black codes included restrictions on their movement, limited job opportunities, and increased violence and discrimination. The Radical Republicans responded to the actions of southern legislatures by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866, proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, and implementing military Reconstruction in the South.
