Question

under slavery, many enslaved families were split apart, and individuals were sold across the country.
the marriages of enslaved people were not legally recognized by any southern government.
freed people had no experience working in a free - labor society where they were paid for their work.
the civil war’s destruction across the south left millions of freed people without access to food or shelter.
most southern states had made the formal education of both enslaved and free black people illegal.
problem
freedmen’s bureau program
the freedmen’s bureau helped to reunite freed people with lost relatives, providing transportation to do so.
freedmen’s bureau agents worked as advocates to create working contracts between freed people and employers.
the freedmen’s bureau had the power to distribute food rations and redistribute land from former slaveholders.
with assistance from northern aid societies, the freedmen’s bureau set up thousands of schools to teach reading, writing, and math to freed people.
agents of the freedmen’s bureau presided over weddings between freed people who had been together for years.

Explanation:

Match each problem faced by formerly enslaved people to the corresponding Freedmen's Bureau solution by identifying the direct link between the issue and the program's action:

1. The problem of split enslaved families connects to the Bureau's family reunification program.
2. The lack of free-labor experience connects to the Bureau's contract advocacy work.
3. The lack of food/shelter post-war connects to the Bureau's food/land distribution.
4. Illegal formal education for Black people connects to the Bureau's school establishment.
5. Unrecognized enslaved marriages connects to the Bureau's wedding oversight.

Answer:

1. Problem: Under slavery, many enslaved families were split apart, and individuals were sold across the country.

Freedmen's Bureau program: The Freedmen's Bureau helped to reunite freed people with lost relatives, providing transportation to do so.

1. Problem: Freed people had no experience working in a free-labor society where they were paid for their work.

Freedmen's Bureau program: Freedmen's Bureau agents worked as advocates to create working contracts between freed people and employers.

1. Problem: The Civil War's destruction across the South left millions of freed people without access to food or shelter.

Freedmen's Bureau program: The Freedmen's Bureau had the power to distribute food rations and redistribute land from former slaveholders.

1. Problem: Most Southern states had made the formal education of both enslaved and free Black people illegal.

Freedmen's Bureau program: With assistance from Northern aid societies, the Freedmen's Bureau set up thousands of schools to teach reading, writing, and math to freed people.

1. Problem: The marriages of enslaved people were not legally recognized by any Southern government.

Freedmen's Bureau program: Agents of the Freedmen's Bureau presided over weddings between freed people who had been together for years.