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The Freedmen's Bureau is considered to be the first _____ in the United States, and while it only existed for a short time, many such programs have been created over the years as a means to care for citizens in need.

A. border state
B. welfare agency
C. Confederate state
D. Reconstruction

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Answer is B welfare agency
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Answer:

B. welfare agency

Step-by-step explanation:

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established in March of 1865 to help freed people achieve economic stability and secure political freedoms.

Many white Southerners, as well as President Andrew Johnson, challenged the Bureau’s legitimacy, sparking racial violence in the South and the ultimate failure of the Bureau.

The Bureau presented questions about the role of the federal government in establishing and maintaining racial and economic equality in the United States.

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