RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
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The ____ was an organization that helped freed slaves adjust to society.
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Slavery
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Freedman’s Bureau
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Citizens
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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: -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.
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