RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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Why was the Freedman’s Bureau established by Congress during the Reconstruction Era?
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to help white Southerners regain their voting rights
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to ensure that African Americans were elected
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to office to provide benefits to veterans on both sides of the war
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to assist newly freed slaves in obtaining basic resources
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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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