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ss8h6 analyze the impact of reconstruction on georgia.
lincoln’s reconstruction
johnson’s reconstruction
congressional reconstruction
a. ordered nearly all the land in the hands of the government returned to its prewar owners
b. ten percent of the voting population had to and oath
c. none of the confederate military leaders or government officials could hold a political position after the war
d. south should be punished for leaving the union and starting the war
e. sent the u.s military into the south to maintain order and ensure expectations were being followed.
f. confederate states had to ratify the 13th amendment to rejoin the union
g. reunite the country as fast as possible
h. felt that lincoln was too forgiving to the confederate states-
i. offered a pardon to all white southerners except confederate leaders and wealthy planters
j. established the 14th and 15th amendments to protect the rights of the newly freed african american population
to help and to hurt; the birth of the freedman’s bureau and the ku klux klan
during the reconstruction period, two organizations emerged that would have an impact on the newly freed slaves. the freedmen’s bureau was designed to give freedmen and poor whites an economic boost and an opportunity to learn to read and write through formal education. on the other hand, the ku klux klan (kkk) terrorized freedmen through violence and intimidation. by burning schools and intimidating freedmen, the kkk was at odds with the economic and social improvement desired by the freedmens bureau.
freedmen’ bureau-with the emancipation proclamation the slaves that lived in the confederate states were declared free. this meant that georgia could no longer rely on the labor of slaves to grow its cotton. this also meant that the people who were once enslaved were in desperate need of food and shelter. seeing the struggle of the southern black population and the poor whites an organization was created to provide aid to those struggling. an organization, called the freedmen’s bureau was established by the government in 1865 to support struggling southerners. these people offered the ex - slaves clothes, food, medicine, supplies, jobs, places to live, and even created schools. before this time teaching slaves to read was forbidden in georgia as plantation owners feared that a literate slave could challenge the established social order and lead a revolt. numerous ex - slaves took advantage of the freedmen’s bureau schools and learned how to read and write.

1. who did this organization help?
2. where did they focus their efforts?
3. when did this organization begin?

Explanation:

For question 1: The text says the Freedmen’s Bureau was to help freedmen (ex - slaves) and poor whites, especially in the South. So it helped freed slaves (freedmen) and poor white southerners.
For question 2: The context is about Reconstruction in Georgia and the South, and the bureau was for southerners. So they focused on the South (specifically southern states like Georgia where the formerly enslaved and poor whites struggled).
For question 3: The text states the Freedmen’s Bureau was established by the government in 1865.

Answer:

1. The Freedmen’s Bureau helped freed slaves (freedmen) and poor white southerners.
2. They focused their efforts in the South (specifically southern states, including Georgia).
3. This organization (Freedmen’s Bureau) began in 1865.