Carpetbaggers and Scalawags Aftermath of the Civil War. Carpetbaggers and scalawags aftermath the civil war was a term to refer to the Northern and Southern. This term existed in the aftermath of the civil war in 1865. it was because, during the civil war, African Americans had formerly been slaves. Carpetbaggers were a kind of term used to refer the Northern when they moved to the South during the reconstruction. The reason was they wanted to get the profit from the situation in the territory. The name of the carpet means the bag luggage used. On the other hand, Scalawag was a kind of term used to refer the Southern…
