Which of the Following Statements About Copperhead Democrats Is Accurate

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Copperhead Democrats is accurate?

• A)They were Democrats in southern states who supported the Union.
• B)They included major politicians such as Abraham Lincoln.
• C)They were influential members of Congress who formally declared war in the South.
• D)They lived in the North and openly sympathized with the Confederacy.
• E)They led the initiative to enact the Habeas Corpus Act of 1863.

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