Question

multiple-choice question
what is the name for northerners who moved to the south during reconstruction?
radical republicans
carpetbaggers
scalawags

Explanation:

• Radical Republicans were a Northern political faction focused on strict Reconstruction policies, not Northerners who moved South.
• Carpetbaggers is the term for Northerners who relocated to the Southern U.S. during the Reconstruction era, often for political or economic opportunities.
• Scalawags were Southern white Republicans who supported Reconstruction, not Northern migrants.

Answer:

B. Carpetbaggers