Question

Thousands of Northerners moved to the South following the war. Teachers wanted to educate freed slaves. Business leaders hoped to start new companies. Politicians sought power in the newly created state governments. They were referred to as carpetbaggers. Southerners did not like Northerners trying to move in to profit from their troubles. Many freedmen turned to sharecropping, renting pieces of planation owner's property. They paid rent with a portion of their crops. They often slipped into debt with the landowners

Summary

Answer 1

After the Civil War many Northerners moved to the South—teachers, businessmen, and politicians (derided as "carpetbaggers")—seeking to educate freed slaves, start enterprises, or gain political power, which many Southerners resented. At the same time, many freedmen became sharecroppers, renting land and paying with a portion of their crops, a system that frequently trapped them in debt to landowners.