Question

Identify the statements that CORRECTLY describe the Freedman's Bureau.

Answer 1

Answer:

It was created to help former slaves adjust to life a free citizen.

The Freedmen's Bureau was ended in 1872 due to pressure from Southern politicians.

Explanation:

The Freedmen’s Bureau was formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. It was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of newly freed African Americans and poor whites in the South during the years following the Civil War.

The Bureau met opposition from many white Southerners, and President Andrew Johnson, who assumed office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, was a preeminent opponent. He even vetoed the proposition to extend the bureau’s tenure and legal powers, in 1866.

By 1872, pressured by white Southerner politicians, Congress, ended the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Answer 2

Answer:

It was created to help former slaves adjust to life a free citizen.

Explanation:

The Freedmen’s Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land confiscated or abandoned during the war. However, the bureau was prevented from fully carrying out its programs due to a shortage of funds and personnel, along with the politics of race and Reconstruction.