Answer each of the following in at least 100 words. Support/illustrate your idea
Answer each of the following in at least 100 words. Support/illustrate your ideas and conclusions with specific evidence from the lectures and historical documents.
What were some of the ways individuals resisted enslavement? Which do you think was the most effective, and why?
Was Jourdan Anderson’s offer to return to work for the Colonel sincere or sarcastic? What did the letter say that led you to your conclusion? What does the letter suggest about attitudes and expectations in the immediate post-Civil War era?
According to the documentary, Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: Retreat, what were some of the key social and political issues facing the nation during Reconstruction? In your view, does the history of this the era suggest Reconstruction was a missed opportunity – or was it unrealistic to expect it to have turned out differently?
