Question
How did the carpetbaggers affect southern politics?
(1 point)
They helped women gain the right to vote.
They made enemies of the scalawags.
They started the public school system.
They became part of new southern governments.
(1 point)
They helped women gain the right to vote.
They made enemies of the scalawags.
They started the public school system.
They became part of new southern governments.
Answers
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The correct answer is: **They became part of new southern governments.**
Carpetbaggers were Northern transplants who moved to the South during Reconstruction after the Civil War. They often took on roles in the new southern governments, sometimes holding political office, which significantly impacted southern politics during that period.
Carpetbaggers were Northern transplants who moved to the South during Reconstruction after the Civil War. They often took on roles in the new southern governments, sometimes holding political office, which significantly impacted southern politics during that period.