carpet baggers
Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.
scalawags
Scalawag
When African Americans were first guaranteed the right to vote during Reconstruction, most of them voted for Republican candidates. This was because Southern Whites who were against Reconstruction mostly belonged to the Democratic Party.
The term used to describe southeastern individuals who supported Reconstruction was "scalawags." Scalawags were typically white Southerners who allied with the Republican Party and supported policies aimed at rebuilding the South and granting rights to freed African Americans. They were often viewed with disdain by other Southerners who opposed Reconstruction efforts.
Redeemers
Their economy was destroyed and thus began the Reconstruction Era, where things were promised yet never given.
Reconstruction OR "The Era of Reconstruction"
Republicans
Reconstruction OR "The Era of Reconstruction"
President Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction was three fold. First, he wanted the Southern states to be reinstated to the Union quickly and with little backlash. He wanted the Southern political power to be given to the common workers instead of back to the rich planters. Finally, he intended to be elected President outright.
President Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction was three fold. First, he wanted the Southern states to be reinstated to the Union quickly and with little backlash. He wanted the Southern political power to be given to the common workers instead of back to the rich planters. Finally, he intended to be elected President outright.