RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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To help ensure African Americans rights are not infringed on
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To gain political power
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To help build railroads
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To invest in reconstruction and gain money
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Most Southerners despised the carpetbaggers, because they felt these people were moving south to take advantage of the economic and political situation. After the Civil War, the South was devastated politically and economically, and the federal government attempted to restore the south through Reconstruction.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.