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What were southerners who supported the North for personal gain referred to as?

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Scalawag

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In United States history, the term scalawag (sometimes spelled scallawag or scallywag) referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.

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QUESTION:

What were southerners who supported the North for personal gain referred to as?

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In the history of the United States, a carpetbagger was a derogatory term applied by Southerners to opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.

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