Meaning Carpetbaggers
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CarpetbaggersNortherners who moved to Southern states during Reconstruction to take advantage of political chaos and secure local and state government positions.
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CarpetbaggersTerm applied to Northerners coming to the South to run schools for the freedmen, to reorganize political institutions in the South, or to conduct business. The name was derived from the carpetbags in [..]
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Carpetbaggersnortherners who moved to the South after the Civil War with the purpose of carrying out Congress's Reconstruction plan or for personal financial and/or political gain; so called because of the tapestry bags used for travel during the time period.
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