All of the following were functions of the Freedmen’s Bureau except
a. the allotment of 40 acres and a mule to each former slave family.
b. providing food, clothing, and shelter to needy freedmen.
c. establishing schools and hospitals in the South.
d. finding jobs for freedmen.
e. none of these choices.
ANS: A
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