Politics Carpet Bagger

In the history of the united states carpetbagger was a derogatory term applied by former confederates to any person from the northern united states who came to the southern states after the american civil war.

Politics carpet bagger. In general the term carpetbagger refers to a traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel or carpetbag of possessions and who attempts to profit from or gain. Lessons from god american politics and regional experiences. The term carpetbagger is routinely applied to political candidates who run for office in a region where they are recent arrivals. The carpet bagger s journal moving from nyc to mississippi.

American culture carpetbaggers southern blog posts southern culture uncategorized yankees annebabson 2 11 pm. It was applied to politicians and financial adventurers whom southerners accused of coming south to use the newly enfranchised freedmen to obtain office or profit. An outsider especially a politician who. Posts about politics written by annebabson.

Carpetbagger derogatory term originally used in the u s. They were perceived as exploiting the local populace the term broadly included both individuals who sought to promote republican politics including the right of african americans to. The term came about in the years following the civil war when northerners flocked to the defeated south to do business and were bitterly portrayed as unscrupulous outsiders engaged in political corruption and.