Due to Reconstruction in the South,this group would travel to the area to fill the vacancies in the state governments for which their own citizens were forbidden.

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Carpetbaggers were people from the North who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to take advantage of the vacancies in state governments left by Confederate officials who were forbidden from holding office. Carpetbaggers were often vilified by Southerners as opportunistic and corrupt.

Due to Reconstruction in the South,this Group Would Travel to the Area