Question

Reconstruction created the Freedmen’s Bureau, which A.protected African Americans’ voting rights. B.assisted freed African Americans. C.encouraged passage of the Jim Crow laws. D.helped to formulate the Black Codes.

Answer 1

The main task of the Freedmen´s Bureau was B), assisting frred African Americans in many ways, such as helping them obtain clothes, health care and jobs.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is letter “B”.

Reconstruction created the Freedmen’s Bureau, which assisted freed African Americans.  

Explanation:

The full name of this office was the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 and it was an initiative promoted by President Abraham Lincoln to help former enslaved black people and also impoverished white people during the Civil War. This office provided food, temporary housing and education solutions, medical care and legal assistance. This office could not fully carry out its mission due to cuts in funds and personnel, as well as race and Reconstruction policies.