USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is the BEST example of Federal assistance to freed slaves following the Civil War?
A
Wade-Davis Bill
B
The White League
C
Freedman’s Bureau
D
Thirteenth Amendment.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -FREEDMAN’S BUREAU IS THE BEST FEDERAL ASISTANCE TO FREED SLAVES FOLLWOING THE CIVIL 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 freed African Americans in rebel states, and after the Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment emancipated all U.S. slaves wherever they were.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Freedmen’s Bureau provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia in the years following the war. It helped freedpeople establish schools, purchase land, locate family members, and legalize marriages.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following BEST describes how the Freedmen’s Bureau? It provided shelter, food, schools, and legal protection to former slaves.

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