RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ban Confederates from voting
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Provide support for the Union
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Help African Americans adjust to life after slavery
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to assist former slaves in getting employment, education, food, and clothing.
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: -Contents. The Freedmen’s Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.