<span>Senators serve terms of six years each; the terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the seats are <span>up for election every two years</span></span>
To discuss their grievances with the British government.
Freedman's Bureau Act: To coordinate efforts to protect the rights of former slaves and provide them with education and medical care, Congress creates the Freedmen's Bureau. One of the bureau's most important functions is to oversee labor contracts between ex-slaves and employers
