Post-Civil War Struggles for Freedom and Rights Quiz
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What was Major General Oliver Howard's daunting assignment in 1865?

  • Overseeing the transition of Southern society from slavery to freedom (correct)
  • Ensuring access to education for freed people
  • Making sure local courts treated blacks fairly
  • Protecting blacks from violence

    • What was the primary purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

  • Ensuring fair treatment in local courts for blacks
  • Providing education for freed people
  • Ensuring access to land for freed people (correct)
  • Protecting blacks from violence

    • Why did white Southerners deeply resent the Freedmen's Bureau?

  • It was supposed to ensure fair and equitable relations between white and black (correct)
  • It was supposed to provide education for freed people
  • It was supposed to protect blacks from violence
  • It was supposed to ensure access to land for freed people

    • What did freed people long for under slavery?

    <p>The right to own land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the basis of being truly free for many freed people?

    <p>The right to own land</p> Signup and view all the answers

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