Many Southerners despised carpetbaggers because they .
a.
viewed African Americans as equals
b.
were mostly former Union soldiers
c.
were seen as profiting from the misery and misfortune of others
d.
usually had very few relatives that lived in the South

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

c.  Were seen as profiting from the misery and misfortune of others.

Explanation:

After the abolition of slavery and the end of the Civil war, many Northerners went to the Southern states to try to gain profit. These people are termed as "Carpetbaggers", a derogatory term used for people who work to gain from the misfortune of others. This is rightly so because the South had just been deprived of their slaves and these carpetbaggers came to try to work on behalf of the newly freed slaves.

The Southerners greatly despised these people because of their aim of thinking only of their personal gains amidst their misfortune and misery. They seem more scrupulous in their objective of financial gain at the cost of the suffering of the general population. Thus, the correct answer is option c.

the correct answer is political prisoners

the answer is b.

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