Why was the Freedmen's Bureau made?

The Freedmen's Bureau was established in 1865 by Congress to assist formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the South during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Its primary goals were to provide food, shelter, medical care, and education, as well as to facilitate the transition to freedom and help with labor contracts. The Bureau aimed to promote civil rights and economic opportunities for African Americans, addressing the challenges they faced in a society that had long denied them basic rights and resources.