The Freedmens Bureau

Ellen Baltz
5
th
Grade
Social Studies

Learning Objectives
Explain the effects of Reconstruction and the
actions of the Freedmens Bureau
Identify why the Freedmens Bureau was created
Identify how the Freedmens Bureau helped
African Americans
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1.d
Review the key ideas expressed and draw
conclusions in light of information and
knowledge gained from the discussions.

The Freedmens Bureau
Also known as
The Bureau of Freedmen Refugees
Abandoned Lands
established by Congress prior to the end of the
Civil War
assistance to all people in the South in need,
especially freedmen
provided food, clothing, medical care, education,
and some protection from the hostile environment
in the South
The Freedmens Bureau
helped many freedmen find jobs
provided protection in their labor contracts
helped African Americans with
economic independence
sharecropping
establishment of over one thousand schools
throughout the South.

The Freedmans Bureau established over one thousand schools
throughout the South.

The Freedmens Bureau Clip
Additional Sources for Self-Exploration
History Channel
PBIS
South Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Records
Labor, Land, Reorganization, Education