What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War?

A)
carpetbagger

B)
radical

C)
scalawag

D)
unionist

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What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War?

What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War?

What term describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War?

The correct term that describes a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War is C) scalawag.

To arrive at this answer, we can go through the options one by one and eliminate the incorrect ones.

A) Carpetbagger refers to northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War for political or economic gains.

B) Radical refers to individuals who supported extreme and fundamental changes, often associated with the Radical Republicans during the Reconstruction era but not specifically referring to white southerners who supported northern policies.

D) Unionist refers to individuals who supported the Union during the Civil War and may not necessarily refer to white southerners who supported Reconstruction policies.

This leaves us with option C) scalawag, which refers to white southerners who were seen as traitors to their region because they supported Reconstruction policies implemented by the northern states.