What Is the Primary Reason Congress Established the Freedmen's Bureau

Multiple Choice

What is the primary reason Congress established the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865?

A) to give basic assistance to former slaves and manage abandoned land in the South that could be offered to them
B) to encourage freed slaves to move to the North and take jobs in the industrial sector
C) to serve as a mediator between freemen who wished to air grievances against one another
D) to help freed slaves form political parties and campaign for government office