What is a carpetbagger?
A. A northern Republican who participated in state conventions in the South
B. A Northern white who agreed with the abolishment of slavery
C. A southern white who supported Reconstruction
D. Someone who had betrayed the United States during the Civil War

Question

What is a carpetbagger? 
	A.	A northern Republican who participated in state conventions in the South
	B.	A Northern white who agreed with the abolishment of slavery
	C.	A southern white who supported Reconstruction
	D.	Someone who had betrayed the United States during the Civil War

jessicahw · Answer

A. Northerners who flooded into the South to take advantage of the unstable political situation and turn it to their own advantage were resented by Southerners after the Civil War. They didn't necessarily agree with abolition, as they were portrayed as mostly out for personal gain. They definitely weren't Southerners, and they didn't "betray" the US.