When it came to the civil war, Lincoln dealt with the Copperheads by suspending the habeas corpus. This meant that their constitutional right that protected them from unlawful imprisonment did not apply to them anymore. They were against the war and spread the conscription idea so Lincoln had many of them locked up and put on trial for treason. They were called copperheads because they were compared to snakes since they were northern democrats who were against the civil war, and the war was deemed as necessary.
There were many jobs to be done in an Anglo-Saxon village, such as chopping firewood, churning butter and grinding flour. A typical village would have a metal forger and a builder. Children didn't have time to play as there were lots of jobs to do to help their families.
Many of the colonists who came over where either seeking religious freedom or a new chance. Thus, colonies were formed. Overall, though, European countries wanted the resources that the colonies provided them with.