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!!!
The Peace Democrats wanted to end the Civil War as well as the draft. They sympathized with the South.
The north
copperheads were Northern supporters of the Confederacy
Poor sanitation conditions was the primary cause of most of the diseases during the American Civil War.
They supported both sides during the war
American Independants
Democrats and Republicans.
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American Independants
Copperheads
Northern democrats who advocated peace in the south
The Republicans called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads" because they were comparing them to venomous snakes.
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.
The shift in support for civil rights policies between Democrats and Republicans took place during the mid-20th century. Democrats began to prioritize civil rights in the 1940s and 1950s, leading to the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Republicans, on the other hand, began to embrace civil rights more prominently in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')
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.