Why did southern planters and merchants oppose reconstruction and the new state governments?

1 . Reconstruction governments were corrupt.

2. Southern whites could not accept the idea of blacks' equality.

3. Poor southern whites did not experience the improvement to their economic situation as they had hoped.

Explanation:

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (tobacco);

i am not 100% positive but i think it is is b. both are non-partisan jobs

i am pretty sure that members of congress have term limits, can be impeached, and are nominated through direct popular vote.