One short sentence Who were carpetbaggers?
Carpetbaggers were opportunistic Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War to exploit the region's economic and social chaos.
One short sentence Which groups in the South were likely to support Republican and Radical Reconstructionist policies?
African Americans and newly enfranchised freedmen were likely to support Republican and Radical Reconstructionist policies in the South.
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What did the Southern economy depend on after the war?