Question

multiple-choice question
who were the \scalawags\?
black northerners that wanted to help blacks migrate to the north.
white southerns who were sympathetic to reconstruction and cared for the rights of freedmen.
white northerns that were sympathetic to southern democrats.

Explanation:

To determine who the "Scalawags" were, we analyze each option:

• The first option is incorrect as Scalawags were not Black Northerners focused on migration.
• The second option is correct. Scalawags were white Southerners who supported Reconstruction and the rights of Freedmen (formerly enslaved people).
• The third option is incorrect as it describes "Carpetbaggers" (White Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction), not Scalawags.

Answer:

B. White southerners who were sympathetic to Reconstruction and cared for the rights of Freedmen.