Why Was the Establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau, Which Became

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why was the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau, which became an all-purpose relief society in the war-ravaged South, significant?

• A) It was the first attempt by the federal government to provide social welfare services.
• B) It dealt exclusively with poor whites in the South.
• C) It was organized to keep former slaves on their plantations.
• D) It was the first agency aimed at procuring land for ex-slaves to own.

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