RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
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What government agency was created as a relief effort for the newly freed slaves?
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Worker’s Bureau
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Freedman’s Bureau
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Southern Bureau
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American Bureau
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1863 Representative T. D. Eliot of Massachusetts proposed a bill establishing a bureau of emancipation within the Department of War to provide protection and support to newly freed African Americans. Freedmen aid societies had been advocating for such an agency through memorials, petitions, and direct lobbying.
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