so they can rebuild the south
The South rejoined the union after reconstruction.
Exoduster. A former slave who left the south after the reconstruction.
Carpetbaggers
The South reverted to its racist ways following Reconstruction.
Reconstruction was what the period of rebuilding the south was after the civil war.
Reconstruction OR "The Era of Reconstruction"
Reconstruction OR "The Era of Reconstruction"
They were called Scalawags. They intended on supporting the South in Reconstruction. The ones who took advantage of the Reconstruction era were carpetbaggers.
How did Reconstruction benefit landowners in the agricultural economy of the South?
How did Reconstruction benefit landowners in the agricultural economy of the South?
reconstruction
It started just as soon as the northern carpetbaggers and scalawags could get here and begin their goal of making money off the devastation of the South. They had no "reconstruction" in mind, just making of personal wealth. South would have recovered much faster if the reconstruction people from the north had stayed at home.