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

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Answer 1

After the Civil War thousands of Northerners—“carpetbaggers”—moved South: teachers educated freed slaves, businessmen started companies, politicians sought power. Southerners resented them. Many freedmen became sharecroppers, paying rent with crops and falling into debt.