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Who were the Northerners who came to the south to implement the policies of reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers, often used pejoratively, was the term used for Northerners who came to the South to implement the policies of Reconstruction. They have been frequently accused of taking advantage of the political, economic and social upheaval in the South at that time.
Northerners who supported the republicans and moved south during reconstruction was called?
carpetbaggers
Why reconstruction was bad?
because corrupt northerners came here trying to make money from a devastated South
What was the name given to the period of time in which the United States struggled with how to rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union?
This period of the post-war years was known as the Reconstruction.
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.
What was the name given to northerners who came to south during the reconstruction with the hopes of financial gain?
Carpetbaggers
What was the name given to the Northerners who came to the south during the reconstruction with the hopes of financial gain?
Carpetbaggers
What was the name given to northerners who came to the south during reconstruction with the hopes of financial gain?
Carpetbaggers
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.
Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction were called?
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.
Northerners who settled in the south after the war and supported radical reconstruction were known as?
carpetbaggers
Northerners who settled in the south after the war and supported radical reconstruction were know as?
Yankees?
What was the name of the northerners who helped to rebuild the south during reconstruction?
Carpet baggers'
Who were the Northerners who came to the south to implement the policies of reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers, often used pejoratively, was the term used for Northerners who came to the South to implement the policies of Reconstruction. They have been frequently accused of taking advantage of the political, economic and social upheaval in the South at that time.
What was the name given to the south?
Reconstruction OR "The Era of Reconstruction"
Northerners who supported the republicans and moved south during reconstruction was called?
carpetbaggers
