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The Copperheads was a secret pacifist organisation which opposed to the prosecution of the war, expressing tiredness towards the war and reluctance to subject the South by means of the force of arms. Their leader was the former Ohio's Democrat deputy,
Clement Vallandigham, who, after many hamming and hawing was eventually expelled from the United States.
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How justified were Lincoln's wartime abridgment of civil liberties and his treatment and his treatment of the Copperheads?
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Northern democrates who favored making peace with the south were called?
Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
Why do you think president lincoln beleived the copperheads were a threat to the union war effort?
They were the anti-war Democrats, who were in favour of a compromise peace. If Lincoln had lost the election of 1864, McClellan (a suspected Copperhead) would probably have gone for this outcome, and the South would have got their independence.
How did lincoln and davis deal with dissent?
They both suspended the habeas corpus.
What was the message of the copperheads?
that they were the defenders of liberty that they were the defenders of liberty
Why were copperheads such a problem for Lincoln?
He didn't like snakes
How did Lincoln respond to the copperheads?
he killed them i believe
Who did copperheads back in 1864 election?
abraham Lincoln
Who did copperheads back in the 1864 election?
abraham lincoln
What was the nickname for the northern peace democrats who opposed Lincoln and the war?
copperheads
What is the significance of copperheads?
The Copperheads challenged Lincoln's conduct of the war and forced him to consider the political implications of every military move. Moreover, the existence of a strong opposition party forced Lincoln to move cautiously on emancipation.
Copperheads were northern democrats suspected of having confederate sympathies true or false?
true. copperheads went against President Lincoln for having symphathies for confederate states.
Name for northerners who sympathized with the South?
copperheads copperheads
During the civil war northern democrats who opposed president lincoln and fought against his policies were known as?
copperheads
How justified were Lincoln's wartime abridgment of civil liberties and his treatment and his treatment of the Copperheads?
if i knew the answer i wouldnt be looking for an answer
Who were copperheads and why did they opposed the war?
copperheads were mid westerners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition
Why did many northerners oppose to the civil war?
Didn't like the way Lincoln was running it. Some of these people were called copperheads.
