Carpetbaggers and Scalawags

What was a carpetbagger?

• A northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, often seeking economic opportunity or to help with Reconstruction

• A carpetbagger was a Southern politician during the Civil War who supported the Reconstruction Amendments

• A carpetbagger was a type of Southern textile.
• A carpetbagger was a Northerner who fought in the Civil War.

All carpetbaggers were in the South only to make money.

• True

• False

What was a scalawag?

• A scalawag was a Northern politician who opposed Reconstruction.
• A scalawag was a black Southerner who resisted Reconstruction.
• A scalawag was a foreigner who settled in the South during the Civil War.
• A scalawag was a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction.

What group attempted to stop reform efforts in the South?

Why do you think Republicans could not maintain control of Southern legislatures?