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Under the direction of Major General Oliver O. Howard, the agency furnished rations to refugees and freedpeople displaced by the war, established freedmen schools and hospitals, supervised the development of a contract labor system, and created military tribunals to adjudicate legal disputes. Though operations ceased in Georgia and other states as early as 1870, the bureau remained a functioning federal agency until 1872, when Congress allowed its authorization to expire.
–“Freedmen’s Bureau,”
Edward A. Hatfield
What were the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau? Check all that apply.
to help feed refugees
to educate formerly enslaved people
to establish a system of labor
to set up hospitals for formerly enslaved people
to create a labor union for formerly enslaved people
to help elect African American candidates