Who were known as "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags"?
A)Northern confederates who tried to take over Southern lands and businesses after the war

B)Northerners who tried to make money off the dire situation in the South and Southerners who did the same

C)Southern ruffians, usually retired from the Confederate Army, who wrought havoc in political meetings

D)violent Southerners who terrorized blacks to keep them uneducated, poor, and out of politics

Question

Who were known as "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags"?
           A)Northern confederates who tried to take over Southern lands and businesses after the war 

           B)Northerners who tried to make money off the dire situation in the South and Southerners who did the same 

           C)Southern ruffians, usually retired from the Confederate Army, who wrought havoc in political meetings 

        D)violent Southerners who terrorized blacks to keep them uneducated, poor, and out of politics

anonymous · Answer

Carpetbaggers were people from the North that didn't have any job opportunities. They came down to the South because of this.

B