Freedmen's Bureau Flashcards
What did the Freedmen’s Agents do to help blacks?
Gave out food and clothing
Acted as an employment agency
Set up hospitals/schools/colleges
Settled black and white disputes
The Freedmen’s Agents were the only thing between?
Freedom and slavery for blacks
Who were the Freedmen’s Agents?
Northern soldiers who protected blacks from becoming enslaved
How many agents were there?
1 per city and they were outnumbered
What happened when Congress wanted to renew the Freedmen’s Bureau?
President Johnson was against it
He sent 2 generals to uncover problems with the Bereau
What did the 2 generals find out?
That blacks supported Freedmen’s Bureau even though it had problems
What did President Johnson vote for for the Freedmen’s Bureau?
He vetoed it
Because he “never intended that the Freedmen should be fed,clothed,educated, and sheltered by the U.S.”
What was the purpose of Freedmen’s Bureau?
To secure black rights in southern states
