African Americans and Reconstruction

Question 1

Why did the Freedmen's Bureau operate longer than the year that was originally planned?

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The issues it addressed were more complicated than expected.

Question 2

In the years after the Civil War, African Americans in the South

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often had larger voting populations than whites.

Question 3

The Freedmen's Bureau closed in 1872 because

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it lacked the needed funding and effective planning.

Question 4

Which best describes the fate of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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The agency’s power was weakened by conflict and political fighting.

Question 5

What is one service the Freedmen's Bureau provided for African Americans?

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The agency set up courts to settle land disputes.

Question 6

How many African American politicians served in the US Congress during Reconstruction?

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16

Question 7

African American voters outnumbered white voters in several states, including

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South Carolina.

Question 8

During Reconstruction, the Freedmen's Bureau provided a number of services

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but lacked the authority to enforce civil rights laws.

Question 9

During Reconstruction, more than six hundred African American men

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served as members of Southern state legislatures.

Question 10

During Reconstruction in the South, African Americans

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served in state legislatures and the US Congress.

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