B. The civil rights legislation
Answer:
it's economy was thrashed
George Mason was the Virginian who refused to sign the U.S. Constitution but was one of the chief supporters of the Bill of Rights. For this reason he is still considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
C. "Gossip and bag making"
Carpetbaggers were northerners who moved to the south after the civil war and profited during reconstruction.
Muckrakers were journalists of the Progressive era, they sought to expose big business, the government, and corruption.