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

(2 points)
Responses

businesspeople interested in rebuilding
businesspeople interested in rebuilding

newly freed African Americans
newly freed African Americans

rich, white landowners
rich, white landowners

scalawags
choose 2

1 answer

The groups that supported Radical Reconstruction include:

  • newly freed African Americans
  • scalawags

These groups were generally in favor of the changes brought about during Radical Reconstruction, while rich white landowners typically opposed it. Businesspeople interested in rebuilding were more varied in their support and did not uniformly back the Radical Reconstruction efforts.