What Were the Three Major Groups of Southern Republicans

question 24

Multiple Choice

What were the three major groups of southern Republicans?

• A) African Americans, carpetbaggers, and scalawags
• B) northern whites, loyalists, and Whigs
• C) scalawags, loyalists, and African Americans
• D) Whigs, northern whites, and scalawags

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