Question 13 • RS AZ-US History A
The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 were sparked by opposition to the Union’s Civil War draft. Many working-class people saw it as unfair because wealthier men could pay $300 to avoid service or hire a substitute, while poorer men could not afford to do so. Therefore, the correct choice is “a draft that was unfair to the lower classes.”
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