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Derogatory term for Northerners who came to the South during Reconstruction and sometimes took part in Republican state government?
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∙ 13y ago
scalawags. the northerners were referred to as carpetbaggers.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoScalawags.
The Northerners were referred to as carpetbaggers (from their fabric-sided luggage).
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∙ 13y agomonetogas the answer is in another question like yours
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∙ 13y agoCarpetbaggers
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∙ 13y agoThey are the Monetogas.
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∙ 13y agoScalawags
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∙ 10y agoScalawags
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Why did some carpetbaggers come south?
All of the Above.
What act of 1867 divided the south into 5 military districts?
The Reconstruction Acts divided the south into five military districts. Each district was commanded by a general, which would serve as the acting government for the region.
What does reconstruction refer to?
Reconstruction refers to the re-building of the United States into one country.
Why did reconstruction governments increase taxes after the civil war?
Because after reconstruction they needed to rebuild the south so they had to increase the taxes. That way the government can rebuild the ruined land....im not sure about this answer though...thats what i think :(
Why did the federal government begin to turn to its attention away from reconstruction in the south?
Major economic problems began to take hold in the 1870s.
Carpetbaggers?
A derogatory term applied to Northerners who migrated south during the Reconstruction to take advantage of opportunities to advance their own fortunes by buying up land from desperate Southerners and by manipulating new black voters to obtain lucrative government contracts.
What was a negative effect of the Republican Reconstruction government in South Carolina?
Legislators usually accepted money as bribes.
During the Reconstruction period an important objective of congressional action was to?
Maintain a Republican domination of the National Government.
Who suffered the most due to lack of unity in the federal government during the years of reconstruction?
Northerners, because the north had free slaves that were suffering at the time.
Did northerners or southerners believe in a national government?
South had no government. The North was established and had the United States constitution as well as the leadership of the president, a military, and congress.
What part of the Radical republican Reconstruction plan was supported by Abraham Lincoln?
Lincoln supported the creation of a government agency to assist war refugees. NOVANET
How did African Americans participate in Reconstruction?
African Americans were the pawn of the northerners in reconstruction. They were the enemy of the south and maintained hope of normalcy.
What has the author Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins written?
Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins has written: 'The scalawag in Alabama politics, 1865-1881' -- subject(s): African Americans, Afro-Americans, History, Politics and government, Reconstruction, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Republican Party (Ala.), Republican Party (Ala.).
What were southerns who supported republican government called in the south?
In United States history, scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction ... (called carpetbaggers) to take control of their state and local governments. ... In the South, Black Freedmen and White Southerners with Republican.
Which contribution of ancient roman culture was the development of?
the republican form of government
What are 3 problems of Reconstruction?
The Federal government refused to offer any help for costs. Lack of unity in government took away the focus of Reconstruction. Southern states were too poor to manage Reconstruction programs.
What is a good sentence using the republican government?
The republican government has many flaws.
