Reconstruction Practice Test

A historian notes that some white southerners who had opposed secession nevertheless cooperated with Republican Reconstruction governments, often for pragmatic or ideological reasons. Opponents labeled these individuals “scalawags.” Which description best matches “scalawags” in Reconstruction politics?

A historian notes that Reconstruction governments faced accusations of corruption, but also implemented reforms like expanded suffrage and public schooling. The author argues that focusing only on corruption can obscure the era’s democratic innovations. Which reform is most closely associated with Reconstruction-era state governments in the South?