Question

Which of the following was a key contrast between scalawags and carpetbaggers?

A. Scalawags supported reconstruction.
B. Most carpetbaggers were Republicans.
C. Carpetbaggers helped African Americans.
D. Scalawags were southerners.

Answer 1

D. Scalawags were southerners.

Answer 2

D. Scalawags were southerners is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Carpetbaggers was the name given to the white northern politicians and businessmen who came to south in search of work. They were called carpetbaggers because they only brought their clothes and other personal belongings with them in a carpetbag. Many of them were ruthless. The scalawags were white southern politicians who joined republican party after the war, they believed that obeying the Reconstruction Act was the quickest way to recovery. Some of the Scalawags joined the Northern Carpetbaggers in looting and stealing.