Question

What was the name southerners gave to northerners that move to the South in the hopes of setting up republican governments and making a profit off of Reconstruction?

Answer 1

The names they were given was carpetbaggers

carpet baggers wanted to make a lot of money from the South, and they were known to carry carpetbags (suitcases) with them.

this is why they are called carpetbaggers

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