USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
South Carolinians often referred to Northerners who came to the state during Reconstruction as “carpetbaggers.” Why did the South Carolinians use this derogatory term to describe the Northerners?
A
They felt the Northerners were trying to hurt the agrarian economy by setting up textile factories.
B
They disliked the different products and consumer goods that the Northerners brought into the state.
C
They believed the Northerners were taking advantage of the situation and trying to hurt white Southerners.
D
They believed that Northerners were not doing enough to help the state recover from the war.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In the history of the United States, carpetbagger is a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -carpetbagger, in the United States, a derogatory term for an individual from the North who relocated to the South during the Reconstruction period (1865–77), following the American Civil War.

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