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 ________________. (4 points)
The challenges faced by freedmen in the South due to the enactment of black codes included severe restrictions on their economic opportunities, curtailed civil rights, and limited access to education and political participation. The Radical Republicans responded to the actions of southern legislatures by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans and ensure they had a path towards equality and full citizenship.
