Copperhead
Northern peace advocate
A Copperhead was a Northern Democrat who opposed the American Civil War and advocated for peace with the Confederacy.
The term was used by Republicans as an insult, likening these opponents to the venomous snake that strikes without warning.
The Copperheads called for an immediate armistice. (Lowercase copperhead is the venomous snake.)
Opposed to armed conflict
- UnionNamed political entity
- LincolnMidwestern state capital
- draftPreliminary version of text
- dissentDisagreement with authority
opposition · armistice · negotiation · Confederate · Democrat · 1860s · disloyalty · treason
antiwar
Opposed to armed conflict
dissent · opposition · armistice · negotiation · Confederate · Democrat · 1860s · disloyalty · treason · sympathy
penny
One-cent piece
metallic · patina · conductor · corrosion · oxidation · tarnish · sheen · ore · smelting · ingot
venomous
Producing injected toxins
- pit viperHeat-sensing venomous snake
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
ambush · bite · hemotoxin · coiled · scales · slither · timber · underbrush · woodland · leaf litter
- DC VillainsJoker, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, Riddler, Penguin
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- TarantinoPulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds
- American slangbamboozle, bogus, bunkum, conniption, discombobulate
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- SIG SauerLegion, 1911
CopperheadRadical Republican
Civil War-era progressive faction
abolitionist · war hawk · Republican · hardliner · hawk
Copperheadgarter snake
Small harmless North American serpent
corn snake · king snake · rat snake · milk snake · bull snake
Copperheadpatriot
Devoted country supporter
loyalist · true blue · stalwart · fire-eater
- copperhead snakeNorth American venomous pit-viper