In my opinion the black codes were established to ensure the Northern Union that the Confederates, even after that Civil War, did not believe
abolitionism. so in a way the southerners wanted to let the northerners know they still want to fight but because they do not have the manpower left, they wanna fight politically and that they still didn't believe "all men are equal" this is part of the reason why i think the Reconstruction did not work out and that it eventually led to the civil rights movement in 1950's/1960's which ended the entire dispute
(in this context I assume) famine means shortage sooo, I don't really know
A hyperbole is an exgrarrted statement. This is common in poetry, fairytales, and folklore because most of the times these stories are made to entertain and not be literal. Some Examples:
My garden is as big as a football field.
<span>I am so hungry I could eat a horse
.I had a ton of chores to do.
<span>If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die.</span></span>
Answer:
He wanted to finish what his father began
Explanation:
His father died before he could truly begin the colony. So, Stephen continued what his father started and built upon that foundation.
