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Scalawags or whigs

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What label was given to southern whites who supported the reconstruction plan?

carpet baggers


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Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.


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Is an example of a scalawag?

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