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Q: Why didnt congress give land to former slaves?
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Congress tried to give more rights to former slaves and remove Confederate leaders from power.


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The Freedmen's Bureau Wanted To: Give African Americans jobs Reunite families Settle conflicts between former slaves and landowners Build Schools


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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.


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