What Was the Spark for a Deadly Riot in New

question 126

Multiple Choice

What was the spark for a deadly riot in New York in 1863?

• A) Food shortages.
• B) A military draft.
• C) Peace negotiations with the South.
• D) Irish immigrants being asked not to serve.
• E) Opposition to the Thirteenth Amendment.

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