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A northerner who went to the south after the civil war was called a?
Carpetbagger
What part of speech is carpetbagger?
Carpetbagger is a noun, meaning a Northerner who moved to the Southern US after the Civil War, and especially one seeking political or commercial advantage. The word carpetbagger also refers to an outsider who comes in only seeking to win a political position.
What is the difference between a scalawag and a carpetbagger?
A scalawag is a white Southerner who works for or supports the fedaral government during reconstruction; and a carpetbagger is a Northerner who wnt South after the Civil War for political or financial reason.
Who first coined the word carpetbagger?
Like scalawag and peckerwood, it is unknown who coined the post-Civil War term carpetbagger, but it came into common use and is still used occasionally. Some New Yorkers called Hilary Rodham-Clinton a carpetbagger when she ran for a US Senate seat in New York, which would make her something of a reverse carpetbagger.
What is the definitionof carpetbagger?
An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).
Why was the carpetbagger important?
whats the significate of carpetbagger
What did a slave think of a carpetbagger?
A slave may have viewed a carpetbagger as an outsider seeking to profit from the post-Civil War turmoil, often at their expense. They may have been suspicious of their intentions and seen them as belonging to a group that was not invested in their well-being or liberation.
What is an antonym for carpetbagger?
A local, a native, or a resident would be antonyms for carpetbagger.
How do you spell carpetbager?
The spelling "carpetter" would be one who installs carpeting.The likely word may be carpenter, someone in woodworking and/or wood construction.
What can you say with the words carpetbagger and scalawag about the south after the civil war?
Scalawags were Southerners who agreed to work with the Republican government of Andrew Johnson, which was unfriendly to the South. Carpetbaggers were Northerners who came South to exploit the low wages - perfectly legal, but they were viewed as mean and unpleasant people.
Can anybody give me a few names of scalawags or carpetbaggers from the 1850s for my history paper?
Charles Schultz carpetbagger Daniel Henry Chamberlain carpetbagger
What important events were in the American Civil War IN the Civil War not triggered the Civil War?
It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
