Question

Who were the scalawags?

A. They were white southerners who had been excluded from politics before the war.

B. They were northerners who relocated to the South after the war.

C. They were wealthy white southern women who participate in politics.

D. They were African Americans in the South who became Republicans.

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

after the american civil war they supported the federal plan of reconstruct or joined the black freedmen