<P> The Freedmen 's Bureau was created in 1865 during the Lincoln administration , by an act of Congress called the Freedman 's Bureau Bill . It was passed on March 3 , 1865 , in order to aid former slaves through food and housing , oversight , education , health care , and employment contracts with private landowners . </P>
what were the purposes of the freedmen 's bureau and civil rights bills
to aid former slaves through food and housing , oversight , education , health care , and employment contracts with private landowners