The term carpetbagger was a nickname for

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Xander Orr

28 December, 18:11

The term carpetbagger was a nickname for

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Teagan Franklin · Answer 1

It was a nickname for people from the north after the revolutionary war.

Savion Huber · Answer 2

A carpetbagger was portrayed as a lower-class schemer with little education who could carry everything he owned in a cheap carpet bag.

The term most likely refers to the Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, during Reconstruction.