The New South (Blog #3)

After the Civil War was over, many African Americans had a number of different issues they had to over come.



Your Assignment:


1.) Watch the video and explain what black codes were.

**Black Codes**

2). Name three ways African Americans responded to segregation and to the loss of civil and political rights. (Ch. 4, section 3 in your book)


Due: By Sunday no later than 11:59pm

Reconstruction (Blog #2)

Watch this video and then give a brief summary.

*Reconstruction begins*



1). Explain what the Reconstruction actually was and then explain how the reconstruction affected the North and the South.



Due: By Sunday no later than 11:59pm

Welcome Back / Civil War (Blog #1)

Welcome back for another exciting year! I hope your summer went well and you had time to do whatever it is you do. For this first blog assignment, you are to tell a little bit about your summer. Did you go on vacation, if so where? Work, doing what? Anything that you did this summer that your classmates may, or may not know. If you are new, introduce yourself.



1). Watch both videos below and add a few sentences for each one discussing the main ideas for each.



*Election of 1860



*Emancipation Proclamation





Due: By Sunday no later than 11:59pm