Extended Funding and Support

Definition

This term refers to providing additional financial resources and assistance for an extended period of time. In the context of the Freedmen's Bureau, it would mean allocating more money and resources to support their work in helping newly freed slaves.

Related terms

Reconstruction: The period after the Civil War when the United States government worked on rebuilding the country and addressing issues related to slavery.

Emancipation Proclamation: A proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that declared all slaves in Confederate territory free.

Jim Crow Laws: Laws enacted in Southern states after Reconstruction that enforced racial segregation.