Freedmen's Bureau v KKK TOTD

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Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
to settle labor disputes and give legal advice to former slaves
to provide food and medical care to those in need in the South
to establish schools to educate former slaves and help them find work
to protest against the treatment of African Americans in Southern states

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to protest against the treatment of African Americans in Southern states

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In addition to assisting former slaves, the Freedmen's Bureau was created to

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provide food and medical care to displaced southerners.

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What agency was created by the United States Congress in 1865 to set up schools and churches, supply food and clothing, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?

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the Freedmen's Bureau

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What is the KKK?

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An organization focused on white supremacy

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Why did they form the KKK?

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To take away blacks freedoms

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Who did the KKK support? Options: The democratic party, Slaves, The republican party, Union soldiers

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The democratic party

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The Ku Klux Klan was started by a group of former ________ as a social club, but quickly grew into a terrorist group.

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Confederate soldiers

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The goal of the KKK was to use violence and intimidation to keep African-Americans from exercising their rights under the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment and therefore, allow the southern whites

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to regain control of the state and local governments

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A major way the KKK intimidated African-Americans and supporters of reconstruction was by _______.

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public lynchings

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What is one thing the Freedmen's Bureau DID NOT help with? Options: reuniting families separated by slavery, providing water and clothing, opening black universities

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helping African American women gain the right to vote