Freedman's Village

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Circle the best available answer for each of the following:

1) Freedman's Village
      a) wooden and housed two to four families each
      b) home to GWP Custis later General Robert E Lee
      c) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands
      d) supported their village in such ways as making clothes and shoes for the villagers and chairs and desks for the school
 

2) Contrabands
      a) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands
      b) slaves who escaped to Washington DC and were set free
      c) wooden and housed two to four families each
      d) inscriptions on more than 3800 grave markers in Arlington Cemetery of once residents of Freedman's Village during and after the Civil War
 

3) Homes in the village were
      a) supported their village in such ways as making clothes and shoes for the villagers and chairs and desks for the school
      b) wooden and housed two to four families each
      c) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands
      d) housing education training for employment skills church services medical care and food for former slaves
 

4) December 7 1887
      a) federal government obtained the rights to the land and the people were given 90 days to leave
      b) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands
      c) wooden and housed two to four families each
      d) home to GWP Custis later General Robert E Lee
 

5) Arlington Estate
      a) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands
      b) housing education training for employment skills church services medical care and food for former slaves
      c) home to GWP Custis later General Robert E Lee
      d) responsible for running the village during most of its existence
 

6) Freedman's Bureau
      a) slaves who escaped to Washington DC and were set free
      b) federal government obtained the rights to the land and the people were given 90 days to leave
      c) used to protect fugitive lsaves from their former slave owners at one point in time at the village
      d) responsible for running the village during most of its existence
 

7) U. S. Colored Troops
      a) slaves who escaped to Washington DC and were set free
      b) housing education training for employment skills church services medical care and food for former slaves
      c) used to protect fugitive lsaves from their former slave owners at one point in time at the village
      d) inscriptions on more than 3800 grave markers in Arlington Cemetery of once residents of Freedman's Village during and after the Civil War
 

8) The village provided
      a) supported their village in such ways as making clothes and shoes for the villagers and chairs and desks for the school
      b) housing education training for employment skills church services medical care and food for former slaves
      c) responsible for running the village during most of its existence
      d) used to protect fugitive lsaves from their former slave owners at one point in time at the village
 

9) Apprentices and trainees
      a) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands
      b) home to GWP Custis later General Robert E Lee
      c) responsible for running the village during most of its existence
      d) supported their village in such ways as making clothes and shoes for the villagers and chairs and desks for the school
 

10) Civilian and Citizen
      a) housing education training for employment skills church services medical care and food for former slaves
      b) inscriptions on more than 3800 grave markers in Arlington Cemetery of once residents of Freedman's Village during and after the Civil War
      c) supported their village in such ways as making clothes and shoes for the villagers and chairs and desks for the school
      d) responsible for running the village during most of its existence
 

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Freedman's Village

Answer Key:

 

1) Freedman's Village
   c) established in June 1863 as a camp for Civil War contrabands

 

2) Contrabands
   b) slaves who escaped to Washington DC and were set free

 

3) Homes in the village were
   b) wooden and housed two to four families each

 

4) December 7 1887
   a) federal government obtained the rights to the land and the people were given 90 days to leave

 

5) Arlington Estate
   c) home to GWP Custis later General Robert E Lee

 

6) Freedman's Bureau
   d) responsible for running the village during most of its existence

 

7) U. S. Colored Troops
   c) used to protect fugitive lsaves from their former slave owners at one point in time at the village

 

8) The village provided
   b) housing education training for employment skills church services medical care and food for former slaves

 

9) Apprentices and trainees
   d) supported their village in such ways as making clothes and shoes for the villagers and chairs and desks for the school

 

10) Civilian and Citizen
   b) inscriptions on more than 3800 grave markers in Arlington Cemetery of once residents of Freedman's Village during and after the Civil War