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Why did former slaves move west?
false they moved east
What was the name of the organization that congress created to help former slaves in the south?
Freedmen's Bureau
How did former slaves envision freedom?
former slaves envision freedom from few former slaves were able to own land
What was life like for freed slaves in the south after the civil war?
Former slaves believed that after years of hard labor the South owed them land. This belief was not granted by the South; and many slaves rented small homes and went back to work for paid wages on the plantations.
What was a major goal of the freedmens bureau?
To educate former slaves.
Why did the former slaves move west in the 1800s?
Many former slaves moved west in the 1800s. Northerner's feared freed slaves would take their jobs. They did not want to stay in the hostile South.
Was South Africa founded by former American slaves?
No.
Why did former slaves move west?
false they moved east
The Ku Klux Klan was a group of former slaves from the Northern states who helped the former slaves in the South.?
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What name was given to former slaves who migrated from the south after reconstruction?
exodusters
What country was formed in south Africa by former American slaves?
Liberia
Explain efforts to redistribute land in the south among the former slaves?
After the Civil War, efforts were made to redistribute land in the South among former slaves through initiatives like the Freedmen's Bureau and special provisions like General Sherman's Special Field Orders No. 15, which allocated land to freed slaves. However, many of these efforts faced opposition, and ultimately, most land was not redistributed to former slaves, leaving them economically disadvantaged.
Whose side did Henry Ravenel believe former slaves would take in the Civil War?
The former slaves should be on the South's side to fight in the Civil War.
What are former slaves who moved from the south to great plains known as?
cowboys or buffalo soldiers
What was the name of the organization that congress created to help former slaves in the south?
Freedmen's Bureau
In 1865 to deal with all of the former slaves in the South Congress established?
The Freedmen's Bureau was established in 1865 by Congress to assist former slaves in the South. Its main goals included providing food, medical care, education, and employment assistance to newly freed African Americans as they transitioned to life after slavery.
How did former slaves envision freedom?
former slaves envision freedom from few former slaves were able to own land
