Multiple choice

How did the Freedmen's Bureau assist freed slaves in the South after the Civil War?

  1. It helped them start small businesses.

  2. It gave them each forty acres of land.

  3. It set up a sharecropping system for them.

  4. It created educational opportunities for them.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Freedmen's Bureau was established to help formerly enslaved people transition to freedom. Its most significant and lasting contribution was the creation of schools and the promotion of education for freedmen.

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