FREEDMAN'S BUREAU
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This act took confiscated Southern territory and gave it too freed slaves. A federal U.S. government agency called the Freedman's Bureau would assist the freedmen in the South. They were part of the Department of War, and it was led by Union general Oliver O. Howard. From 1865 to 1872, 4,000,000 slaves were granted help. The Bureau first distributed land to the slaves. Then, they provided education by building schools all over the territory. They gave out everyday necessities to the blacks, such as food, water, clothing, etc. The most successful part of their work was education. More than 1,000 black schools were built and $400,000 was used to train teachers there. Most of the black colleges were founded by or aided by the bureau. Since the Congress was occupied with other national interests and the hostility with white Southerners, it terminated the bureau in 1872.