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Complete the paragraph by selecting the correct term or phrase from the item bank.
The Freedmen’s Bureau was created in
to help formerly-enslaved people- and poor whites- in the South as the Civil War drew to a close. The stated purpose was to direct “provisions, clothing, and
for refugees and freedmen, though a major focus of the group would be providing
to millions of people. It was formally headed by General
when it began, and it experienced much success in its brief existence. However, in
Congress terminated the Freedmen’s Bureau.

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The Freedmen’s Bureau was created in **1865** to help formerly-enslaved people and poor whites in the South as the Civil War drew to a close. The stated purpose was to direct “provisions, clothing, and **fuel** for refugees and freedmen, though a major focus of the group would be providing **education** to millions of people. It was formally headed by General **Oliver O. Howard** when it began, and it experienced much success in its brief existence. However, in **1872** Congress terminated the Freedmen’s Bureau.