Following the Civil War and ratification of the XIII Amendment what expectations did many Freedmen and Reformers have? How did Southern state leaders respond to reconstruction policies and how did Congress try to address the situation? Write a 2-4 page essay answering these questions. You must reference and cite from the 5 documents listed below. You may use additional related documents of your choosing. Standard essay parameters apply.
sources: (can also email the cites to you)
An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees
Petition of the Black Residents of Nashville 1865
Mississippi Black Code 1865
A Sharecropping Contract-1866
Civil Rights Act 1866
