Question

which of these would have been most likely to have been a scalawag during the reconstruction era? a a new york businessman who relocated to mississippi b a native georgian who supported the republican party c a former slave who was able to buy land in birmingham d a former confederate officer who owned a farm in memphis

Explanation:

A "Scalawag" during the Reconstruction Era was a white Southerner who supported the Republican Party and Reconstruction policies. Option A describes a "Carpetbagger" (a Northerner who moved South). Option C is a freedman, not a Scalawag. Option D is a former Confederate, likely opposed to Republican policies. Option B is a native Georgian (Southerner) supporting the Republican Party, fitting the Scalawag definition.

Answer:

B. a native Georgian who supported the Republican Party