Low-paid workers in New York responded to the Union draft of 1863 by

Low-paid workers in New York City protested the Union draft, which could require them to fight or pay $300 to avoid service—a cost many could not afford. In July 1863, opposition erupted into the New York City Draft Riots. Therefore, the correct choice is “staging a riot in New York City.”

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