Question

Many Southerners despised carpetbaggers because they __________.

a.
viewed African Americans as equals
b.
were mostly former Union soldiers
c.
were seen as profiting from the misery and misfortune of others
d.
usually had very few relatives that lived in the South




Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

The term carpetbagger was used by opponents of Reconstruction—the period from 1865 to 1877 when the Southern states that seceded were reorganized as part of the Union—to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the war, supposedly in an effort to get rich or acquire political power.

Answer 2

C. seen as profiting from the misery of others

Step-by-step explanation: