USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Freedman’s Bureau do?
A
gave southern governments the right to develope black codes
B
gave southern elite money to rebuild their properties
C
gave Johnson the guideline for his reconstruction plan
D
gave medical assistance, food, built hospitals, and built black schools and colleges.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land confiscated or abandoned during the war.

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.

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