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Who were Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War?
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∙ 11y ago
They were called carpetbaggers, because they put their possessions in suitcases made from what looked like carpets.
In reality, they didn't go to look for political and economic opportunities, but to exploit the South. The effects of the carpetbaggers can be seen today in the lower wage scales typical of the South.
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Northerners who came to the south after the civil war were known as?
Northerners who moved to the south for profit oppurtunities were called carpetbaggers.
What were Northerners who helped the South during the Civil War called?
traitors.
Why were northerners and southerners willing to fight in the civil war?
because they want the people enslaved in the south to be free...
What expectations prevailed as northerners and southerners prepared for the civil war?
The military-minded South thought they could wipe out any namby-pamby Northern troops in a few quick battles. The North assumed the South was bluffing when it talked about seceding from the USA and provoking a civil war.
What did the southerners call northerners who moved to the south to start buisnesses after the civil war?
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Who were the Carpetbaggers?
northerners who came to the south after the civil war
Northerners who came to the south after the civil war known as?
Carpetbaggers
What did southerners call the northerners who came to the south after the civil war?
Carpet baggers
Northerners who came to the south after the civil war were known as?
Northerners who moved to the south for profit oppurtunities were called carpetbaggers.
What were Northerners who came to the South after the US Civil War called?
Carpetbaggers was the term often used to describe such people.
How many northerners opposed going to war with the south in the civil war?
About 1/5 of all northerners
Why did many Northerners go to the South after the Civil War?
Many Northerners went to the South after the Civil War to buy land, because it was very inexpensive. They were known as Carpetbaggers.
What Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War were known as?
Carpetbaggers. In heading South to exploit low wages, they were doing nothing illegal. But they were seen as unpleasant people.
Northerners who came to the south after the civil war were known as what?
Carpetbaggers. In heading South to exploit low wages, they were doing nothing illegal. But they were seen as unpleasant people.
What were Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War known as?
Carpetbaggers. In heading South to exploit low wages, they were doing nothing illegal. But they were seen as unpleasant people.
What were the Northerners who came to the south after the Civil War known as?
Carpetbaggers. In heading South to exploit low wages, they were doing nothing illegal. But they were seen as unpleasant people.
What was the Common term for the Northerners who settled in the South after the Civil War?
YANKEES ...
