Question

Who were carpetbaggers and what was their purpose?

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Answer 1

A political candidate

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Someone who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.

Answer 2

was used by opponents of Reconstruction—the period from 1865 to 1877 when the Southern statesssss that left were reorganized as part of the Union to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the war,apparently in an effort to get rich or acquire political power.

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