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

Respuesta :

The "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags" were "Northerners who tried to make money off the dire situation in the South" since many would come down and capitalize on setting up new schools, etc.