RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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They added to heavily populated areas of the South that were already extrememly overcrowded by the end of the Civil War.
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They tried to make the cities in the South mirror the major cities in the North
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The used the destruction of the South for political and financial gain
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They stopped the South from organizing another rebellion against the North.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term carpetbagger, used exclusively as a pejorative term, originated from the carpet bags (a form of cheap luggage made from carpet fabric) which many of these newcomers carried. The term came to be associated with opportunism and exploitation by outsiders.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term carpetbagger was used by opponents of Reconstruction-the period from 1865 to 1877 when the Southern states that seceded were reorganized as part of the Union-to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the war, supposedly in an effort to get rich or acquire political power.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the period of Reconstruction, many northerners moved to the south and were called Carpetbaggers. Carpetbaggers packed all of their belongings into a bag and moved south. Carpetbaggers were initially welcomed by southerners because northern money was needed in southern states to help rebuild.