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Copperheads
copperheads were mid westerners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition
copperheads were mid westerners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition
They were called Copperheads.
copperheads were mid westerners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition
They were called Copperheads.
copperheads
The main opposition came from Copperheads, who were Southern sympathizers. Irish Catholics opposed the war due to the draft.
Northerners who were sympathetic to the South during the American Civil War were sometimes called "Copperheads" or "Peace Democrats." They opposed the war and supported a negotiated peace settlement with the Confederacy.
Democrats who opposed the American Civil War and sought a negotiated peace with the Confederate States. They were called "Copperheads" because copper was seen as a symbol of treachery. The Copperheads were mainly concentrated in the Midwest and had significant political influence during the war.
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