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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Reconstruction in Georgia

Question 1 • CCPS Georgia Studies 8 (45.00900) YL IC

Which statement best summarizes why the Freedmen’s Bureau was formed?

Answer
A
The Freedmen’s Bureau was formed to provide aid for formerly enslaved people.
B
The Freedmen’s Bureau was formed to farm land once held by slaveholders.
C
The Freedmen’s Bureau was formed to offer social assistance during the Civil War.
D
The Freedmen’s Bureau was formed to help enslaved workers escape to freedom.

Explanation

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established after the Civil War to help formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom. It provided assistance such as food, education, medical care, and help with work and legal matters. It was not created to farm former slaveholders’ land or to help people escape slavery during the war.

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