RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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to avenge the Union by hunting down former slave owners
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to build factories in the South
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to investigate crimes against the Union during the war
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to provide jobs and education to former slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -Howard, the Bureau delivered food to freedmen and poor whites in the South, and it helped freed people gain labor contracts. The Bureau also took up the fight for African American education, establishing scores of public schools where freed people and poor whites could receive both elementary and higher education.
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: -The greatest successes of the Freedmen’s Bureau were in the field of education. More than 1, 000 African American schools were built and staffed with qualified instructors. Most of the major African American colleges in the United States were founded with the assistance of the bureau.
Detailed explanation-4: -During its years of operation, the Freedmen’s Bureau fed millions of people, built hospitals and provided medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves and settled labor disputes. It also helped former slaves legalize marriages and locate lost relatives, and assisted black veterans.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.