Hi this is my essay prompt for APUSH. I am a little confused about this prompt. I don't really know where to start. Also I'm not sure what my 3 body paragraphs should be about.

Question

If you could help me with this it would be great.
Thank you Sydney

Why would former slaves and Radical Republicans describe the state of affairs following the Compromise of 1877 as “worse than slavery”?
Support, refute, or modify this claim using historical evidence.

Answer 1

Do you know what the Compromise of 1877 was? Do you know what effect it had? Have you read your text materials?

http://www.american-historama.org/1866-1881-reconstruction-era/compromise-of-1877.htm