According to White southerners, who were carpetbaggers?
southern criminals who moved to the North to escape justice
former slaves who sought to claim land from southern plantation owners
northerners who moved to the South hoping to make money from Reconstruction
former Union prisoners of war who roamed the South seeking revenge
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According to White southerners, carpetbaggers were: - Northerners who moved to the South hoping to make money from Reconstruction. Carpetbaggers were seen as opportunists who came to the South after the Civil War with the aim of benefiting financially from the region's turmoil and reconstruction efforts. They were often viewed negatively by White southerners who felt that these individuals were exploiting the situation for personal gain rather than for the betterment of the Southern society.

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