What did white Southemers think the goal was of all Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction?

Question

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to get rich from the South's misfortunes

to help Southemers take control of the new state govemments

to prevent freedmen from being elected to office

to retum southem land to its former owners

Answer 1

White Southerners generally believed that the goal of Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction was to get rich from the South's misfortunes. Many viewed these newcomers, often called "carpetbaggers," as opportunists looking to exploit the weakened conditions of the post-war South for their own financial gain.