Multiple choice

Which term describes a Northerner who migrates to the South to take advantage of cheap land?

  1. Scalawag

  2. Carpetbagger

  3. Free Soiler

  4. Freedmen

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A carpetbagger was a derogatory term used by Southerners to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War to profit from the region's instability or participate in Reconstruction politics.