Which of the following was true of the Peace Democrats?
A)They provided their full support toward the Civil war.
B)They were a minority of Democrats who stirred dissent in the southern government.
C)They believed that the Union had no right to force southern states to remain within it.
D)They favored the leadership of Abraham Lincoln.
E)They supported Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.

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Peace Democrats, also known as Copperheads, were a faction of Democrats in the North who opposed the Civil War, advocating peace and negotiating with the Confederacy. They believed the Union should not coerce Southern states to remain.

Which of the Following Was True of the Peace Democrats