Lesson Plan: The Freedmen's Bureau

Freedmen's Bureau Act & The Freedmen's Bureau

Lesson Plan: The Freedmen's Bureau

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Lesson Plan

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Khan Academy presents a lesson plan that aims to engage students in observing the signficance of the Freedmen's Bureau. Components include: a historical description of its creation, its influence, primary sources, and discussion questions.

The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal agency that was created to provide aid to displaced Southerners, including newly freed people, during and after the Civil War. 

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