Freedmen’s Bureau

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Step Two: Answer the questions

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Freedmen’s Bureau

1.  What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

2.  When was the bureau created?

3.  Originally, who were most of the bureau’s employees?

4.  Who was Oliver Otis Howard and what were his accomplishments?

5.  Who opposed the Freedman’s Bureau? What was done to undermine the organization?

6.  View the derogatory political cartoon. Describe the author’s opposition to the bureau.

7.  What disagreements caused further issues with the bureau?

8.  Where was the Freedmen’s Bureau established?

9.  Fill in the chart below

Issues that plagued the Bureau / List the accomplishments of the Bureau

10.  Was former confederate land reissued to freedmen?

11.  What modern day agency did the Freedmen’s Bureau introduce to today’s federal government?