RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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How did the Freedmen’s Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?
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By dividing large plantations and redistributing the property to former slaves
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By creating a militia to help enforce the voting rights of former slaves
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By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves
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By petitioning the government to offer money to former slaves
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -It helped freedpeople establish schools, purchase land, locate family members, and legalize marriages. The Bureau also supplied necessities such as food and clothing, operated hospitals and temporary camps, and witnessed labor contracts between freedmen and plantation owners or other employers.
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