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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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Q: Who were the carpetbaggers and scalalwags and how did they participate in the reconstruction?
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Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction were called?

carpetbaggers


Did carpetbaggers start during reconstruction?

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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.


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Who were the Northerners who came south to help in Reconstruction?

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Carpetbaggers and scalawags gained the most from reconstruction.


Northerners who settled in the south after the war and supported radical reconstruction were known as?

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What did the southern democrats call the northerns who went to the south during the reconstruction?

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What group formed the backbone of the Republican Party in the South during Reconstruction?

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Who hindered reconstruction of the Civil War?

One group was the carpetbaggers and profiteers who were determined to explot the South.