Which of the Following Statements About Conscription During the Civil

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about conscription during the Civil War is accurate?

• A) Because the South had a much larger male population than the North did, only the Union had to resort to instituting conscription laws.
• B) Whereas the North had such a surge of volunteers to fight against slavery that conscription was out of the question, the South needed to institute a draft due to its often-unpopular cause.
• C) In both the North and South, conscription was met with widespread resentment and downright refusal, as some draftees who had the means sought out loopholes.
• D) Both sides had conscription but differed in that few draftees in the South minded these laws because most of the Confederate army was immigrants who saw the war as an opportunity.
• E) Poor men in both the North and South were best equipped to attain exemptions to conscription laws because they had the excuse that they could not afford to leave their regular jobs.

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