The slaves held in the United States were officially, fully, and irrefutably set free with the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. However, this did not mean that the conditions for the former slaves improved in many areas.
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It set up a system of government and laws which allowed the branches of the government not to become too powerful. It also help pave the way for the modern government we have today.
Since the US became independent of Britain as a result of the Revolutionary War, Britain did not come to set slaves free in America. It was not until after the Civil War that the slaves were freed by constitutional amendment.
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The Freedman's Bureau
the freedman's bureau was a federal agency set up to help former slaves after the civil war
A freedman is a former slave who was set free by his owner or emancipated by the government. Many former slaves, such as Phillis Wheatley, continued to face discrimination and hardship. The Freedmen's Bureau was established after the Civil War to help with their plight.
Black people,that is the former slaves.
Black people,that is the former slaves.
It is the Freedman`s Bureau
The slaves held in the United States were officially, fully, and irrefutably set free with the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. However, this did not mean that the conditions for the former slaves improved in many areas.
The Freedmen's Bureau was an organization that was started after the Civil War to help the newly freed slaves... it was there to help slaves adapt to their new freedom and to help to educate them.. so they would be able to read and write. ** note: While it was set up to help former slaves we find that often those directly involved in the Freedman Bureau abused their position and used their power to abuse the Southerns.. that they felt needed punishing for the war.
no they were to help the slaves by giving them education, but not power
we need a government to help people set up policies that can help needy people and to help development of the nation.
the Freedmen's Bureau
The government set up camps during the Great Depression to help the unemployed.