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How Effective were the Efforts of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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President Lincoln’s issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, the defeat of the Confederate Army, and the passage of the 13th Amendment resulted in the freeing of approximately four million African Americans from slavery. Upon being freed, the formerly enslaved persons faced many challenges. The Freedmen’s Bureau aimed to help these people. Your job is to determine how effective it was.

Analyze each document, be sure to read the details that come with it, and place the document on the scale according to which interpretation it supports.

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