Use the picture, first published in 1866, to answer the question.

Question

The picture shows a man from the US government giving rations to elderly and sick people in the South after the Civil War. Which group did the man work for?

A.
the Freedmen's Bureau

B.
the American Red Cross

C.
the Tennessee Valley Authority

D.
the Underground Railroad

Answer 1

The man in the picture giving rations to elderly and sick people in the South after the Civil War worked for:

A. the Freedmen's Bureau

The Freedmen's Bureau was established to aid formerly enslaved people and poor whites in the South during the Reconstruction era, providing food, housing, education, and medical care.