Why did the Freedmen's Bureau try to get blacks to sign labor contracts with white landowners?
A) They thought that signing the contracts was in the best interests of blacks.
B) They were pressing for economic stability in areas that needed labor to produce crops.
C) They hoped to break the spirit of the South by showing how blacks could become economically independent.
D) The Freedmen's Bureau had absolutely no role in helping blacks with labor contracts.
Question 2
How is the Southern Homestead Act an example of reconstruction land policies passed by Congress?
A) The land was sold at high prices to elite black families.
B) The land was of high quality and black farmers developed it into tobacco fields.
C) The land was of poor quality and unsuitable for farming.
D) None of the land was made available to black families.
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