Scalawags were generally Republicans native to the South who had opposed succession.

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This statement is true. Scalawags were white Southern Republicans who supported Reconstruction policies and were often seen as traitors by fellow Southerners who had supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Many Scalawags were native to the South and had opposed secession, but others were Northern migrants or businessmen who saw opportunities in the post-war South.

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