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.
they were the copperheads
Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
Peace war Amendments Peace treaty Amendents
The most significant weakness in the North was the issue of the US Civil War itself. The Northern population was badly divided over the war. Some Radical Republicans and War Democrats thought Lincoln was mismanaging the war. Opinions between Lincoln the Radicals and the Democrats hurt the Union war effort. And, generals such as George B. McClellan had their own views on how the war should be conducted.
Peace war Amendments Peace treaty Amendents
Canada was British territory & remained neutral during the Civil War
copperheads
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.
Northern democrats who advocated peace in the south
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Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
The Peace Democrats, later called the Copperheads. The leader was Clement L. Vallandigham.
The majority of the democrats were on the side of the confederates during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was actually a republican. Believe it or not!!!
Copperheads
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.
These members of the Democratic Party who were opposed to the war. They preferred a negotiated peace with the Confederacy. The are also known as 'copperheads'.
Anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')