Freedmen's Bureau Printable Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 359
 

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Discussion Questions-
  1. What were some of the main things the Freedmen's Bureau did to help newly freed African Americans?
  2. Why was it hard for the Freedmen's Bureau to do its job well?
  3. Why did some people in the South dislike the Freedmen's Bureau?
  4. How did the work of the Freedmen's Bureau help start the civil rights movement?
Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to circle the correct answer for each statement.