Why Did the Freedmen's Bureau Try to Get Blacks to Sign

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why did the Freedmen's Bureau try to get blacks to sign labor contracts with white landowners?

• A) They thought that signing the contracts was in the best interests of blacks.
• B) They were pressing for economic stability in areas that needed labor to produce crops.
• C) They hoped to break the spirit of the South by showing how blacks could become economically independent.
• D) The Freedmen's Bureau had absolutely no role in helping blacks with labor contracts.

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