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Who were the carpetbaggers and scalalwags and how did they participate in the reconstruction?
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Carpetbaggers and scalawags were the names given to Northerners who traveled to the South to try to influence how the defeated states were run. to make money, some wanted to run for high political office.
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Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction were called?
carpetbaggers
Did carpetbaggers help or hurt reconstruction?
Yes. Because its cool like that
Who were the Northerners who came south to help in Reconstruction?
They were called Scalawags. They intended on supporting the South in Reconstruction. The ones who took advantage of the Reconstruction era were carpetbaggers.
What was the nickname given to the northerners who moved south during Reconstruction to take advantage of the political opportunities?
Carpetbaggers were northerners who moved south for personal gain during the Civil War between the Union and the Confederate troops.
What were southerns who supported republican governments called in the south?
In United States history, scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction ... (called carpetbaggers) to take control of their state and local governments. ... In the South, Black Freedmen and White Southerners with Republican.
Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction were called?
carpetbaggers
Did carpetbaggers start during reconstruction?
yes
Northerners who supported the republicans and moved south during reconstruction was called?
carpetbaggers
Name of notherners who came to south during reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers
Do they call liberated slaves carpetbaggers?
The term "carpetbaggers" was used to refer to Northerners who went South after the Civil War, often to make a profit or to participate in Reconstruction efforts. It was not typically used to refer to liberated slaves. Freed slaves were more commonly referred to as freedmen or emancipated individuals.
Did carpetbaggers help or hurt reconstruction?
Yes. Because its cool like that
Who were the Northerners who came south to help in Reconstruction?
They were called Scalawags. They intended on supporting the South in Reconstruction. The ones who took advantage of the Reconstruction era were carpetbaggers.
Which group did President Andrew Johnsons Reconstruction efforts affect MOST positively?
Carpetbaggers and scalawags gained the most from reconstruction.
Northerners who settled in the south after the war and supported radical reconstruction were known as?
carpetbaggers
What did the southern democrats call the northerns who went to the south during the reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers.
What group formed the backbone of the Republican Party in the South during Reconstruction?
the carpetbaggers
Who hindered reconstruction of the Civil War?
One group was the carpetbaggers and profiteers who were determined to explot the South.
