Question

question 8 of 10
what were southerners who supported republican governments called in the
south?

a. peons

b. carpetbaggers

c. scalawags

d. pinchbacks

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Peons are laborers in debt bondage, not related to supporting Republican governments in the South.
• Option B: Carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, not Southerners.
• Option C: Scalawags were white Southerners who supported the Republican Party and its Reconstruction policies.
• Option D: Pinchbacks (specifically P.B.S. Pinchback) was an individual, not a term for Southern supporters of Republicans.

Answer:

C. Scalawags