2007-05-02 07:39:36 · 4 answers · asked by blove200 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Traitor?
2007-05-02 07:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I suspect that most of them kept their mouths shut, or moved out west into the territories.
The sympathisers probably weren't comfortable with the invasion of the sovereign state of Virginia and the suspension of Habeus Corpus, but given that federal troops had initiated armed conflicts with what they claimed were US Citizens, they certainly didn't want to draw attention to themselves.
Given the draft riots in NYC over disagreement with the war, it is safe to say that support for the war was anything but universal.
2007-05-02 15:40:44 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Secesh" is one of the terms, a shortened form of secessionist.
Secession aside, they were also "state's rights advocates", but that's a phrase, rather than a single word.
2007-05-02 16:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by h_brida 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you mean 'carpetbaggers'?
2007-05-02 16:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by Rae 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋