What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

To provide assistance to former slaves and poor whites
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 correct response is: To provide assistance to former slaves and poor whites.

The Freedmen's Bureau was established in 1865 to aid newly freed slaves and poor whites in the South as they transitioned to freedom and sought to rebuild their lives after the Civil War.