Question

What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves? A) the Ku Klux Klan B) the Freedmen's Bureau C) the American Missionary Association D) the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Answer 1

The Freedmen's Bureau was the agency created by the U.S congress, it was used to help poor people, and to give them supplies. This was done so that the result would be healthy people that would contribute to the economy.

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Answer 2

B. The Freedmen's Bureau

"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."

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