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Reconstruction

Question 2 • NY-US History and Government A-CR

How did President Johnson handle the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Answer
A
He supported the agency and a law that would help it continue operating.
B
He drafted legislation to support Black Codes written by the agency.
C
He did not support the agency and vetoed a law that would keep it going.
D
He wrote a law that would keep African Americans in the agency from voting.

Explanation

President Andrew Johnson opposed the Freedmen’s Bureau and vetoed legislation to extend its work. The bureau provided assistance to formerly enslaved people, including education and help with labor contracts. Congress later overrode Johnson’s veto, so choice C is correct: he did not support the agency and vetoed a law that would keep it going.

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