Freedmans Bureau

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Freedmans Bureau

• By Paige Mitchell,
• Sean Langley,
• Dexter Thomas, and
• Daniel Standish

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Key Vocabulary Words

• Refugee-a person who escapes to another place to
  find refuge.
• Government-all the people who control the affairs
  of a county, state, city, or other political
  unit.
• Emancipation Proclamation- The presidential order
  of 1863 that freed enslaved people in the
  Confidante states.
• Amendment-An addition or change to the
  constitution.
• Congress-a meeting of representatives who have
  the authority to make decisions.
• Missionary-a person who teaches his or her
  religion to others.
• Commissioner-a special committee.

• Andrew Johnson- 1808-1875 17tth U.S. president
  during differences with congress and
  reconstruction.
• Abraham Lincoln-1809-1865 16th president leader
  of the union in the civil war and signer of the
  emancipation proclamation.
• Plantation-A large estate or farm on which crops
  are raised, often by resident workers.
• Democrats-An advocate of democracy.
• Economic-Of or relating to the production,
  development, and management of material wealth,
  as of a country, household, or business
  enterprise.

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Mind Map
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Summary

• In 1865 the government set up a organization to
  help freed slaves. This organization was called
  freedman's bureau.Freedmans bureau gave africans
  a chance to learn how to read ,write, and many
  other things. With this Africans got schools,
  churches, and homes to live in. With Freedmen's
  Bureau over 4,300 schools were built and over one
  million teachers were hired. These schools were
  called the Abandoned Lands. This impacted
  Africans in a positive way. Africans were so
  happy this happened. Without this organization
  Africans would still be slaves. Now Africans
  could be responsible for their self's. With this
  also it helped white farmers rebuild their farms
  after the war.

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Review Questions

• Truth or False? Was the name of the place that
  taught freed slaves called the Abandoned lands?
• About how many teachers taught the newly freed
  slaves?
• Many people didnt get any land. What did they do
  to fix it?
• 1.ture
• 2.4,300
• 3.Sharecroping

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Question

• Did the development of the Freedman's Bureau
  have a positive or negative impact on freed
  slaves or farmers?

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Answer

• This impacted former slaves in a positive way.

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THE END!!!