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Who were the copperheads? which people were most likely to be copperheads, and why?

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Northerners who opposed the war.

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A group of Northern Democrats who were against the American Civil War were called the Copperheads. They were the ones who wanted to prevent the independence of American slaves. The name came from copper liberty-head coins that they wore as badges.
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