Gone with the Wind Terms

Carpetbaggers are Northerners who move South during Reconstruction and profit off the fall of Southern society. read analysis of Carpetbagger

Scallawags are Southerners who cooperate with or turn to the North and its Republican government during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Rhett and Scarlett are considered Scallawags because they befriend Yankees and the Republican Governor… read analysis of Scallawag

Yankee is the Southern term for the Union soldiers during the Civil War, and for Northerners in general. read analysis of Yankee