Question

___________ Slang term used to describe Southern white men who were either former Whigs who had never felt comfortable in the Democratic Party or farmers who lived in remote areas where there had been little or no slavery.

Answer 1

Answer:Scalawags

Explanation:

The Scalawags were native to the Southern states and sought to gain financial and or political power following the Civil War during the Reconstruction Era. Scalawags had previously resented the wealth, social standing and the power of the planter elite.

Answer 2

Answer:

Scalawags

Explanation:

The Scalawags were native to the Southern states and sought to gain financial and or political power following the Civil War during the Reconstruction Era. They supported reconstruction after the American civil war.