Question

"Scalawag" was a derogatory term used by ___________________.

• A. abolitionists to describe slave catchers in the 1850s.
• B. whites in the South to describe other Southerners who cooperated with Reconstruction.
• C. Republicans to describe Federalists who cooperated with the British during the War of 1812.
• D. Westerners to describe white settlers who argued for fair treatment of Native Americans in the 1870s.
• E. union members to describe workers who crossed a picket line during the labor conflicts of the Gilded Age.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

whites in the South to describe other Southerners who cooperated with Reconstruction.

In United States history, the term " referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War. It describes whites in the South to describe other Southerners who cooperated with Reconstruction.