What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

To provide assistance to former slaves and poor whites

To protect Georgia’s landowners
To protect Georgia’s landowners

To create segregation laws for Georgia
To create segregation laws for Georgia

None of the above

Answer 1

The purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to provide assistance to former slaves and poor whites.

Answer 2

Which of the following describes how the Freedmen’s Bureau helped former slaves and poor whites? Select the two that apply.
(2 points)
Responses

Acted in legal matters by drawing up labor contracts for fair wages and job security
Acted in legal matters by drawing up labor contracts for fair wages and job security

Redistributed the property of former Confederates to freed slaves
Redistributed the property of former Confederates to freed slaves

Created positions in Congress to protect blacks and poor whites
Created positions in Congress to protect blacks and poor whites

Assisted charity groups by setting up schools to promote education

Answer 3

The two responses that describe how the Freedmen’s Bureau helped former slaves and poor whites are:

1. Acted in legal matters by drawing up labor contracts for fair wages and job security.
2. Assisted charity groups by setting up schools to promote education.

Answer 4

Following the end of the Civil War, most freedmen and poor whites in the South earned a living through
(1 point)
Responses

construction and manufacturing.
construction and manufacturing.

sharecropping and tenant farming.
sharecropping and tenant farming.

the textile industry.
the textile industry.

the financial industry.

Answer 5

Following the end of the Civil War, most freedmen and poor whites in the South earned a living through sharecropping and tenant farming.

Answer 6

Which statement is correct about agriculture in Georgia after the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses

All plantations were burned and destroyed by the war.
All plantations were burned and destroyed by the war.

Plantation owners had land but little money to pay people to work it.
Plantation owners had land but little money to pay people to work it.

Industries quickly hired all available workers, leaving few workers in agriculture.
Industries quickly hired all available workers, leaving few workers in agriculture.

Freed slaves were given portions of plantation land to own.
Freed slaves were given portions of plantation land to own.

Answer 7

The correct statement about agriculture in Georgia after the Civil War is: Plantation owners had land but little money to pay people to work it.

Answer 8

Select the two variables that affect the strength of gravity between objects.(1 point)
Responses

Mass
Mass

Shape
Shape

Density
Density

Velocity
Velocity

Distance
Distance

Magnetism

Answer 9

The two variables that affect the strength of gravity between objects are:

1. Mass
2. Distance

Answer 10

A teacher holds two negatively charged balloons near each other. She says that there is a force between the balloons. How will the balloons behave that will support the teacher’s claim?(1 point)
Responses

The balloons will not move.
The balloons will not move.

The balloons will become neutral.
The balloons will become neutral.

The balloons will move away from each other.
The balloons will move away from each other.

The balloons will move towards each other.

Answer 11

The balloons will move away from each other.