Answer :
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.