Question

on may 20, 1865, howard appointed brigadier general rufus saxton to oversee the bureaus efforts in georgia, south carolina, and florida. saxton had spent the better part of the war on the sea islands of south carolina as part of a union occupation force that supervised abandoned plantations and their african american residents. as the bureaus assistant commissioner, he largely continued his wartime efforts, encouraging freedpeople to resettle on abandoned or confiscated properties and touting land acquisition as an essential step on the path to self - sufficiency.

• \freedmens bureau,\ edward a. hatfield

according to the text, how did saxton support the goals of the freedmens bureau?
he helped refugees find food to eat.
he helped formerly enslaved people acquire land.
he set up hospitals and managed them.
he established schools and taught in them.

Explanation:

The text states that Saxton encouraged freedpeople to resettle on abandoned or confiscated properties and touted land acquisition as an essential step to self - sufficiency. This directly relates to helping formerly enslaved people acquire land.

Answer:

He helped formerly enslaved people acquire land.