Question

In which three ways did the Freedmen’s Bureau help the freed slaves and poor white citizens in the South after the Civil War

Answer 1

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.

Freedmen's Bureau,was an agency of the United States Department of War to "direct such issues of provisions, clothing, and fuel, as he may deem needful for the immediate and temporary shelter and supply of destitute and suffering refugees and freedmen and their wives and children."

Answer 2

Answer:

• It created settlements for formerly enslaved people

• It constructed schools to educate the poor

• It provided food and health care for the needy

Explanation:

The Freedmen's Bureau was an agency in the United States Department of War made to "direct such issues of provisions, clothing, and fuel, as he may deem needful for the immediate and temporary shelter and supply of destitute and suffering refugees and freedmen and their wives and children."