How were carpetbaggers and scalawags similar?

A. Both wanted to restore the south it's pre-war state

B. Both supported policies such as equal rights for African Americans

C. Both groups came from the North to take advantage of new opportunities

D. Both wanted to exclude African American citizens from politics

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Gabrielle Orr

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9 November, 00:49

How were carpetbaggers and scalawags similar?

A. Both wanted to restore the south it's pre-war state

B. Both supported policies such as equal rights for African Americans

C. Both groups came from the North to take advantage of new opportunities

D. Both wanted to exclude African American citizens from politics

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Gavin Chapman · Answer 1

Both wanted to restore the south it's pre-war state (A)

Explanation:

The Scalawags and the carpetbaggers were white Americans who wanted to Restore the south to its pre-war state by reconstructing the destroyed infrastructures of the south that was destroyed during the war.

The scalawags were originally southern people while the Carpetbaggers were white Americans who came from the North to take advantage of the new opportunities found in the reconstruction in the south. in order to reconstruct the south the Government started charging property taxes

Bianca Moyer · Answer 2

Answer:B

"Carpetbaggers" and "scalawags" were both epithets coined by southern Democrats who opposed the social change of Reconstruction ... Scalawags, on the other hand, were Southerners who joined the Republican Party, or at least supported Reconstruction.