Question

During Reconstruction, a was a Southern white who joined the Republican Party.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Scalawags.

Scalawags were white Southerners who defended Reconstruction and the Republican Party, following the American Civil War.

Like the related term carpetbagger, the term has a long history of use as a slur in Southern discussions.

This word is usually applied in historical studies as a neutral descriptor of Southern white Republicans, but some historians have dismissed the term because of its history of pejorative connotations.

Answer 2

During Reconstruction, a "Scalawag" was a Southern white who joined the Republican Party, since most white Southerners during this time belonged to the Democratic Party.