What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

1.     in what kind of government does a small group have a firm control over a country?  

Which is one factor that contributed to the rise of sikhism? a. the spread of christianity into india b. opposition to the hindu caste system c. objections to the five pillars of islam d. a return to polytheistic religion

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.