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What is the name given to the southerners who supported the republicans?
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Northern white Republicans were called â??carpetbaggers", which refers to a traveler who arrives in a new region with a carpetbag of possessions, and who attempts to profit from or gain control over his new surroundings, often against the will or consent of the original inhabitants. Southern white Republicans were called â??scalawagsâ??, and were viewed as traitors to the South.
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What name did the southerners give to northern republicans who moved to the south during reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers
What was the name given to republicans from the north who moved south after the civil war to make money?
The Southerners called them Carpetbaggers, because they usually carried Gladstone bags made with carpet material.
This type of political party supported a strong central government?
While it was not a political party in the idea of political parties today, those who opposed the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans (first political party) favored a strong federal (national) government and weak state governments. They took the name "Federalists" as that was the name given to the people who had supported ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Name given to Republicans who voted for Cleveland in 1884?
mugwumps
What was the name given to the colonist that supported Independence?
Patriots
What was the name given to Southern whites who supported the Republican policy throughout Reconstruction?
Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.
What was the name given to Georgians who supported the British government?
Loyalist
What is Group of all republicans or all democrats?
Caucus. Also, caucus is the name given to either a group of all Democrats or a group of all Republicans.
What name was given to those that supported Britain and its king?
Royalists or cavaliers.
What was the name given to Americans who supported England during the war?
loayalist
Name given to colonists who supported the British crown?
They were called Loyalists.
What was the name given to those who fought and supported the war of independence?
Patriots .
