Which of the following groups supported Radical Reconstruction? Choose all that apply.(3 points)

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business people interested in rebuilding
business people interested in rebuilding

newly freed African Americans
newly freed African Americans

rich, white landowners
rich, white landowners

scalawags
scalawags

Answer 1

The groups that supported Radical Reconstruction include:

• newly freed African Americans
• scalawags

Business people interested in rebuilding may have had mixed feelings about Radical Reconstruction depending on their perspectives and the economic conditions, but they were not a primary support group for it. Rich, white landowners were typically opposed to Radical Reconstruction, as it threatened their social and economic power.