The "Peace Democrats" favored negotiating with the Confederacy. The Peace Democrats warned that continuing the war would lead to "terrible social change and revolution." They also appealed to racist feelings among Northern whites. Republican newspapers called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads." When Union armies fared poorly, support for the Copperheads rose.
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The Peace Democrats, later called the Copperheads. The leader was Clement L. Vallandigham.
The Peace Democrats wanted to end the Civil War as well as the draft. They sympathized with the South.
The Republicans called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads" because they were comparing them to venomous snakes.
it does not mater
C. Copperheads :P
The Peace Democrats felt that the southern sates could be coaxed back into the Union by diplomatic means, or, failing that, that they should be allowed to secede peacefully.
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The "Peace Democrats" favored negotiating with the Confederacy. The Peace Democrats warned that continuing the war would lead to "terrible social change and revolution." They also appealed to racist feelings among Northern whites. Republican newspapers called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads." When Union armies fared poorly, support for the Copperheads rose. Hope this helped! Sorry if it's too long, but it is accurate.
Democrats are know for their ability to preserve peace and be very very conservative. ^^ I don't know what he is smoking, the democrats are the definition of liberal, and they were the ones pushing for the Vietnam War.
Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
Northern democrats who advocated peace in the south