RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
PRESIDENT LINCOLNS LEGACY
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Question
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The original purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to ____
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generate support among Southern whites to attempt to end federal military occupation.
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organize blacks as sharecroppers.
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provide freed blacks with food, clothing, and educational opportunities.
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register blacks to vote.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to assist former slaves in getting employment, education, food, and clothing. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 3, 1865, Congress passed “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. What was the goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau? the goal of the Freedmen’s bureau was to provide food, clothing, healthcare, and education for both black and white refugees in the south.
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