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A northerner who went to the south after the civil war was called a?
Carpetbagger
Who did carpetbaggers hate?
Everyone but themselves. They still do. A carpetbagger is a yankee who moves south for their own financial gain.
Who would have been MOST likely to have a Carpetbagger during the Reconstruction Era?
a New York businessman who relocated to Mississippi
What was a southerner who supported republican reconstruction of the south called?
A southerner who supported Republican reconstruction of the South was often called a scalawag.
Was The term carpetbagger was a insulting word originally describing worthless livestock applied to Caucasian Southerners who supported the plans of Reconstruction and the progression of African Am?
The term "carpetbagger" originally referred to Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction. It was used pejoratively by Southern Democrats to describe these individuals as opportunists exploiting the region's vulnerabilities. While it primarily applied to outsiders, it also encompassed Southern white individuals who supported Reconstruction and African American rights, portraying them as traitors to their region. Thus, the term carried strong negative connotations, reflecting the intense political and social tensions of the time.
What is an antonym for carpetbagger?
A local, a native, or a resident would be antonyms for carpetbagger.
Who first coined the word carpetbagger?
Like scalawag and peckerwood, it is unknown who coined the post-Civil War term carpetbagger, but it came into common use and is still used occasionally. Some New Yorkers called Hilary Rodham-Clinton a carpetbagger when she ran for a US Senate seat in New York, which would make her something of a reverse carpetbagger.
Can anybody give me a few names of scalawags or carpetbaggers from the 1850s for my history paper?
Charles Schultz carpetbagger Daniel Henry Chamberlain carpetbagger
What Was john McCains first job after collage?
He was a carpetbagger
What is another word for carpetbagger?
Opportunist. Swindler. Leech.
What part of speech is carpetbagger?
Carpetbagger is a noun, meaning a Northerner who moved to the Southern US after the Civil War, and especially one seeking political or commercial advantage. The word carpetbagger also refers to an outsider who comes in only seeking to win a political position.
What 3 groups did he republican delegates belong?
scalawags carpetbagger and
A northerner who went to the south after the civil war was called a?
Carpetbagger
What is another word for opportuninst?
Vacillator, ingrate, bounder, carpetbagger...
Who was the Northern politician in south south during reconstruction?
Carpetbagger
What is the difference between a scalawag and a carpetbagger?
A scalawag is a white Southerner who works for or supports the fedaral government during reconstruction; and a carpetbagger is a Northerner who wnt South after the Civil War for political or financial reason.
What did a slave think of a carpetbagger?
Slaves may not have known (or just not cared) that the person was a carpetbagger. They just would vote for them because the carpetbagger was a republican (Abe Lincoln was a republican, so slaves kind of saw the whole party as being completely against slavery, which they mostly were). In other words, they were probably happy that they could support an anti-slavery politician, and the carpetbagger was probably happy that he was getting some political power.
