Question

the freedmen
freedmen’s bureau was initiated by president abraham lincoln was an important
reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the south. read the following law and answer the question below
an act to establish a bureau for the relief of
freedmen & refugees 1865
sec. 1. be it enacted, . . . that there is hereby established in the war department, to continue during
the present war of rebellion, and for one year thereafter, a bureau of refugees, freedmen, and
abandoned lands, to which shall be committed, as hereinafter provided, the supervision and
management of all abandoned lands, and the control of all subjects relating to refugees and
freedmen from rebel states, or from any district of country within the territory embraced in the
operations of the army; under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the head of the
bureau and approved by the president. the said bureau shall be under the management and control
of a commissioner to be appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the
senate. . .
sec. 2. and be it further enacted, that the secretary of war may direct such issues of
provisions, clothing, and fuel, or he may dole out funds for the immediate and temporary shelter
and supply of destitute and suffering refugees and freedmen and their wives and children, under
such rules and regulations as he may direct.
sec. 3. and be it further enacted, that the president may, by and with the advice and consent
of the senate, appoint an assistant commissioner for each of the states declared to be in
insurrection, not exceeding ten in number, who shall, under the direction of the commissioner, aid
in the execution of the provisions of this act; . . . and any military officer may be detailed and
assigned to duty under this act without increase of pay or allowances. . .
sec. 4. and be it further enacted, that the commissioner, under the direction of the president,
shall have authority to set apart, for the use of loyal refugees and freedmen, such tracts of land
within the jurisdiction of the united states as shall have been abandoned, or to which the united states
shall have acquired title by confiscation or sale, or otherwise, and to every male citizen,
whether refugee or freedman, as aforesaid, there shall be assigned not more than forty acres of
such land, and the person to whom it was so assigned shall be protected in the use and enjoyment
of the land for the term of three years at an annual rent not exceeding six per centum upon the
value of such land, as it was appraised by the state authorities in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty, for the purposes of taxation, and in case no such appraisal can be found, then the rental
shall be based upon the estimated value of the land in said year, to be ascertained in such
manner as the commissioner may by regulation prescribe. at the end of said term, or at any time
during said term, the occupant of any parcel so assigned may purchase the land and receive
a certificate thereof from the united states conveying, upon paying therefore the value of the land, as
aforeresaid, and thus free the purpose of diminishing the annual rent aforesaid.
sec. 5. and be it further enacted, that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act, are hereby repealed.

1. who initiated the freedmen’s bureau bill? \boxed{initiated by president abraham lincoln}
2. when was this act passed? \boxed{}
3. how long was the freedmen’s bureau supposed to last? \boxed{type answer here}
4. what was the bureau supposed to supervise and manage? \boxed{type answer here}
5. according to section 2, who will direct the provisions for freedmen and refugees of the war? \boxed{type answer here}
6. what were some of the provisions offered to freedmen and refugees? \boxed{type answer here}

Explanation:

Answer:

1865
One year
Refugees, freedmen, and abandoned lands
The secretary of war
Provisions, clothing, and fuel