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The term '''carpetbagger''' was used in the post-[[American Civil War]] period to refer to northerners who migrated to the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] states in the south during [[Reconstruction]] looking for political and financial gain.  The term originated because they would use carpetbags as an inexpensive form of luggage.  The term is still used today to refer to someone who is seeking political stature in a region they are not associated with.  [[Hillary Clinton]] was often accused of this when she began to campaign for her senate seat in New York, a state in which she had never lived.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5244/is_/ai_n20688352]

The term '''carpetbagger''' was a term used in the [[Reconstruction] period, 1863-77, for northerners who migrated to the former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] states in the south looking for political and financial prosperity.  The term originated because they would use carpetbags as an inexpensive form of luggage.  The term is still used today to refer to someone who is seeking political stature in a region they are not associated with.  [[Hillary Clinton]] was often accused of this when she began to campaign for her senate seat in New York, a state in which she had never lived.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5244/is_/ai_n20688352]

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[[Category:Reconstruction]]