Which factor best explains the advantages many northern carpetbaggers had in pursuing new careers in the South? A. local political connections B. a disenfranchised African American population C. low literacy rates in the South D. a rebounding Southern economy

C. low literacy rates in the South

Carpetbaggers refers to Northerners who moved to the South following the end of the Civil War, during Reconstruction. Many carpetbaggers that moved South were looking for their own financial and political gains. They had an advantage given the low literacy levels in the South