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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).
Christop Erdman
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Why was the carpetbagger important?
whats the significate of carpetbagger
What is an antonym for carpetbagger?
A local, a native, or a resident would be antonyms for carpetbagger.
What is the definitionof studios?
of Studio
What is the definitionof foiled?
of Foil
What is the definitionof an inherited behavior?
genetics
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
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 a right triangle?
A triangle with one right angle.
What Was john McCains first job after collage?
He was a carpetbagger
What is another word for carpetbagger?
Opportunist. Swindler. Leech.
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 another word for opportuninst?
Vacillator, ingrate, bounder, carpetbagger...
