USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the era, Congress abolished slavery, ended the remnants of Confederate secession in the South, and passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution (the Reconstruction Amendments) ostensibly guaranteeing the newly freed slaves (freedmen) the same civil rights as those of whites.

Detailed explanation-2: -A fugitive slave is a person who escaped slavery. In the United States, the terms “freedmen” and “freedwomen” refer to former Black African slaves emancipated during and after the American Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.

Detailed explanation-3: -A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), emancipation (granted freedom as part of a larger group), or self-purchase.

Detailed explanation-4: -While some agents were corrupt or incompetent, others were hardworking and brave people who made significant contributions. 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment freed all slaves in the United States.