Which of the following describes the impact of carpetbaggers on Reconstruction? O They filled the jobs of Union soldiers who died in battle.
They profited off of the damaged economy in the post-war South.
They provided political assistance to freedmen who moved North after the war.
o They ran for Congress in order to support the passage of the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments.

They profited off of the damaged economy in the post-war South.

Explanation:

Carpetbaggers was a derogatory term that southerners used to denominate northerners who travelled south during the Reconstruction Era.

Carpetbaggers mainly do so because of economic motives. They wanted to profit from the damaged economy of the post-war South.

Many of them became landowners, benefiting from radical republican laws that stripped land of former slave holders. Many of them also became merchants, tradesmen, and bankers.

the answer is b hope that