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CoachScalawags were people that already lived in the southern states. These were people living in the south that supported the Reconstruction efforts and the Republican Party following the Civil War.
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Northerners who came to the south after the civil war were known as?
Northerners who moved to the south for profit oppurtunities were called carpetbaggers.
What did the southerners call northerners who moved to the south to start buisnesses after the civil war?
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Who were Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War?
They were called carpetbaggers, because they put their possessions in suitcases made from what looked like carpets. In reality, they didn't go to look for political and economic opportunities, but to exploit the South. The effects of the carpetbaggers can be seen today in the lower wage scales typical of the South.
What group formed the backbone of the Republican Party in the South during Reconstruction?
the carpetbaggers
Why were northerners called carpetbaggers?
After the Civil War, the north had control of the south. To ascertain this control, the north brought their own carpets with them because the south had wood floors, no carpet. They would wrap their furniture and belongings in their carpet to move. Hence the name "carpetbaggers."
