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What were northerners who moved to the south following the civil war called?
Caperbagger
What did the term carpetbaggers describes?
Carpetbaggers were northerners who migrated to the south in search of jobs after the civil war. The term carpetbagger was used to describe an outsider who comes to a locality where he does not belong in the hope of obtaining power or success. It was used to describe northerners trying to make their fortunes in the south following the civil war, for politicians who try to get elected in a riding where they have no ties with the longtime residents, and for sleazy traveling salesmen. The term originated during the 19th century, when travelers often used luggage made from carpets.
Is it true that Scalawags were white Southerners and Carpetbaggers were white Northerners who played major roles in the South?
carpetbagger- northerners who moved to the south and the south hated them beacuse they were like kicking them out scalawag- southern whites who supported the reconstrution Era
Northerners who supported the republicans and moved south during reconstruction was called?
carpetbaggers
What did northerners name civil war battles after?
During the civil war, the north tended to name their battles after the nearest body of water (usually a river or a stream, etc.) while the south tended to name theirs after the nearest town. Thus we have the confusion over Antietam (north)/sharpsburg (south) or bull run (north)/manassas (south).
What were Northerners who helped the South during the Civil War called?
traitors.
Why were northerners and southerners willing to fight in the civil war?
because they want the people enslaved in the south to be free...
What was the name of the political faction of northerners who sympathized with the south during the civil war?
Anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')
Who were the Carpetbaggers?
northerners who came to the south after the civil war
Why did many Northerners go to the South after the Civil War?
Many Northerners went to the South after the Civil War to buy land, because it was very inexpensive. They were known as Carpetbaggers.
What were northerners called who were sympathetic to the south?
Northerners who were sympathetic to the South during the American Civil War were sometimes called "Copperheads" or "Peace Democrats." They opposed the war and supported a negotiated peace settlement with the Confederacy.
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.
How many northerners opposed going to war with the south in the civil war?
About 1/5 of all northerners
Northerners who came to the south after the civil war known as?
Carpetbaggers
Did Ohio fight for the south or the north during the civil war?
North
Northerners who came to the south after the civil war were known as?
Northerners who moved to the south for profit oppurtunities were called carpetbaggers.
What did southerner call northerners who went to fight the south?
The union and the south was confederate states
