Arts & Humanities > Origins & Firsts in History The origins of the term carpetbagger

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Carpet Bagger - A phrase coined during the post Civil War era as a slang reference to Northerners who came south. By most accounts, these people were intent on profiteering by any and all means from the destruction caused by the war.A more modern example would be the post-Katrina clean-up where thousands went in to work and c... More..

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