Which three of the following groups supported Radical Reconstruction? Choose the three that apply.

Question

1. businesspeople interested in rebuilding
2. newly freed African Americans
3. rich, white landowners
4. scalawags

Answer 1

The three groups that supported Radical Reconstruction are:

1. Newly freed African Americans - They sought to gain rights and improve their social and economic status following emancipation.
2. Scalawags - This term referred to white Southerners who supported Radical Reconstruction and the Republican Party.
3. Businesspeople interested in rebuilding - Some businesspeople supported Radical Reconstruction as a way to foster economic growth and development in the South after the Civil War.

Rich, white landowners generally resisted Radical Reconstruction, as it threatened their socio-economic status and traditional power structures.