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During the Civil War, the term "Copperhead" referred to A. soldiers who deserted their military posts during combat. B. anti war Democrats who demanded an end to the war. C. members of the nursing teams responsible for hospital sanitation. D. public servants in charge of the Union's conscription process.

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B.

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in the 1860s, the Copperheads, also known as Peace Democrats, were a faction of Democrats in the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. Republicans started calling anti-war Democrats "Copperheads", likening them to the venomous snake.

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