Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895).
A derogatory term used by white Southerners for Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction to invest, educate, or enter politics.
Carpetbagger appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Period Studies, especially America: Expansion and Consolidation (1840–1895) and Aftermath of the Civil War.
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