1. Scalawags and Carpetbaggers Cole Staudt Nicole Farnham Rachel Black

2. What is a Scalawag? It was a name given by former confederates to southern whites who supported republican reconstruction of the south. It was a name given by former confederates to southern whites who supported republican reconstruction of the south.

3. What is a Carpetbagger? Name given to a northern whites who moved south after the civil war and supported the republicans. Name given to a northern whites who moved south after the civil war and supported the republicans.

4. How did the scalawags get their name? Got their name from former confederates despised them for siding with the republicans. Got their name from former confederates despised them for siding with the republicans.

5. How did the Carpetbaggers get their name? Critics called the northerners carpetbaggers because they arrived with all their belongings in a cheep suitcase made of carpet fabric. Critics called the northerners carpetbaggers because they arrived with all their belongings in a cheep suitcase made of carpet fabric.

6. Why did the south attracted Carpetbaggers? Many carpetbaggers were former union solders or members of the freedmen’s bureau who liked the south and wanted to settle there. Others were reformers from the North including lawyers, doctors, and teachers wanted to help re shape southern society. Many carpetbaggers were former union solders or members of the freedmen’s bureau who liked the south and wanted to settle there. Others were reformers from the North including lawyers, doctors, and teachers wanted to help re shape southern society.

7. What conditions existed in the south? Many northern whites who moved to the south after the war also supported the republicans and served as republican leaders during reconstruction. Many northern whites who moved to the south after the war also supported the republicans and served as republican leaders during reconstruction.