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- why did abraham lincoln react to the copperheads by suspending the right of habeas corpus?○ he wanted to jail people who supported emancipation.○ he wanted to jail people who opposed his policies.○ he wanted to jail people who hired a draft replacement.○ he wanted to release union war prisoners from jail.
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The Copperheads were Northern Democrats who opposed Abraham Lincoln's Civil War policies, especially his push for emancipation and the continuation of the war. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus to target those who actively opposed his administration's efforts to win the Civil War, allowing for the detention of dissenters without trial.
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He wanted to jail people who opposed his policies.