RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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Carpetbagger
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Scalawag
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Idiot
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the context of U.S. history, carpetbagger was a term used to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, during Reconstruction (1865-1877).
Detailed explanation-2: -Name given to northern politicians who went south after war to take advantage of political opportunities? Carpetbaggers. Name given to southerners who cooperated with carpetbaggers and freedman to advance their interests? Scalawags.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Carpetbaggers had a significant effect on Reconstruction: Many White Southerners were dispossessed of their lands by Carpetbaggers and denied political power. Carpetbaggers sought allies with Scalawags and Freedmen to form the Republican Party in the South.
Detailed explanation-4: -These “carpetbaggers”–whom many in the South viewed as opportunists looking to exploit and profit from the region’s misfortunes–supported the Republican Party, and would play a central role in shaping new southern governments during Reconstruction.