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If a man from maine came to live in the south as a teacher, what would he most likely be labeled as?

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He Would labeled As An Carpet Bagger

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Carpet beggar is the correct answer.

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The southerners who moved to the south after the civil war were known as Carpetbagger. The southerners were afraid of them because they considered that the carpetbaggers would loot the south of its wealth. The term refers to the cheap carpet bags which the northerners carried with and was later associated with the exploitation and opportunism of the outsiders. It is also used to refer to a candidate who runs for public office in an area where they don't live and are not known personally. The promoters of republican ethics were also labelled as carpetbaggers.

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