Carpet Bag Government Definition

Northern political adventurers who sought a career in the southern states after the civil war of 1865.

Carpet bag government definition.

Carpetbag synonyms carpetbag pronunciation carpetbag translation english dictionary definition of carpetbag. The term carpetbagger used exclusively as a pejorative term originated from the carpet bags a form of cheap luggage made from carpet fabric which many of these newcomers carried. Carpetbagger derogatory term originally used in the u s. Carpetbag definition a bag for traveling especially one made of carpeting.

The government of mere adventurers. The term came to be associated with opportunism and exploitation by outsiders. A traveling bag made of carpet fabric that was used chiefly in the united states during the 1800s. During the reconstruction period 1865 77 to denote a northerner who moved to the south.

In the 19th century. A travelling bag originally made of carpeting meaning pronunciation translations and examples. In america a state in the south reorganised by carpet baggers i e. It was applied to politicians and financial adventurers whom southerners accused of coming south to use the newly enfranchised freedmen to obtain office or profit.

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