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The Southerners resented both scalawags and carpetbaggers during the Reconstruction Era because they were only out to make a fast buck. Many of them were swindlers and cheats trying to get something for nothing.

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they were dishonest and ripped people off and
milked a bad situation..
it would be like going down now to hurricane Ike victims and
try to sell them stuff super high price

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