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1. African Americans

- They sought freedom and independence.

- Only out numbered whites in three states, meaning that for white politicians to stay in power, they would have to still be in favor of the white population.

2. Carpetbaggers

- Northerners (mainly Union soldiers) who had stayed in the South after the war.

- They saw the post-war times as a way to satisfy their personal gain along with hopes to reform the South.

3. Scalawags

- Mainly white Southern landowners and well off merchants and planters.

- They sought to gain political influence as well as to modernize the South and expand economically.

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