How did Republican control of South Carolina affect the state?
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Responses
The Republicans improved relations between freedmen and white Southerners.
The Republicans improved relations between freedmen and white Southerners.
The Republicans kicked out carpetbaggers and scalawags.
The Republicans kicked out carpetbaggers and scalawags.
The Republicans increased taxes and spending in order to rebuild after the Civil War
The Republicans increased taxes and spending in order to rebuild after the Civil War
The Republicans opened several schools to teach freedmen, including the Penn School.
- The Republicans increased taxes and spending in order to rebuild after the Civil War, which helped to improve the state's infrastructure and economy.
- The Republicans opened several schools to teach freedmen, including the Penn School, which expanded educational opportunities for African Americans in the state.
- The Republicans improved relations between freedmen and white Southerners, although it is unclear how effective these efforts were in the long term.
- The claim that Republicans kicked out carpetbaggers and scalawags is not substantiated by historical evidence.