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The draft laws passed by first the Confederacy in 1862 and later in 1863 by the Union were not popular laws. The main groups it affected and thus were opposed to draft laws on both sides were poorer citizens. The laws in each place (North & South) were poorly drafted and in the case of New York City, caused the largest public insurrection in US history. President Lincoln had to send 20,000 troops fresh from the Battle of Gettysburg along with artillery (howitzers) to New York to quell a two riot.
The draft law in the North allowed a citizen to pay the Federal Government $300 in order to avoid serving. Poor citizens could not afford this amount. Also, if a draftee could find a person to take his place, he was exempt from the draft.
The draft law in the South was also unpopular, however, there were no public displays of protest. Citizens in the South had to serve with a very important exception. If they owned 20 or more slaves, they were exempt from the draft. Most soldiers in the South did not qualify for this exception as few owned that 20 slave minimum.
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Laws relating to disputes between individuals groups or with the states are called?
Civil Laws
How many Union troops entered the US Civil War through the draft laws?
Only 50,000 Union troops were enlisted on the basis of the draft laws. The Union states continued to raise troops who were volunteers.
How did the armies recruit people for the civil war?
After the beginning of the US Civil War, each side resorted to making joining their military a voluntary thing to aid their respective sides. Each side appealed to the patriotism of its citizens. As the war grew in size and intensity, draft laws were enacted to bring new soldiers to each side's military forces. Draft laws were first enacted in the South in 1862 and in 1863 draft laws were enacted in the Union. Most soldiers, however, were still volunteers.
Problems the NOrth faced in the Civil War?
As in any war, even the victorious side has problems. The North had its share of them and one such problem involved conscription. Prior to the US Civil War the US never had to draft soldiers. In 1863 the US Congress set forth laws allowing the War Department to draft soldiers. This was one year after the South created its own draft laws.
Why did both the US and the Confederacy introduce draft laws?
During the US Civil War, both the Confederacy and the Union passed draft laws. They believed that the previous method of relying on volunteers was not providing enough recruits to their military organizations. The South passed their draft law in the Spring of 1862 and the North passed theirs one year later.
Where did the worst diturbance in protest of the draft laws take place during the civil war?
use your social studies book? that might help you. peace. (:
Which law established martial law in the South after the Civil War?
The 1862 Confederate draft laws caused Confederate President Jefferson Davis to suspend certain Constitutional rights as a precautionary measure. The draft was not popular with Southern citizens nor with Confederate governors. Davis was safe however, as no open rebellions occurred, as was the case in the North when they passed draft laws in 1863.
Why did riots start in new York in 1863?
Discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War.
What did congress pass the first of during the civil war?
Income Tax laws (later ruled unconstitutional; made constitutional through the 16th Amendment in 1916); military "draft" laws (conscription).
What Are draft laws also known as?
Conscription.
The burning of draft cards by those who objected to the Vietnam War is an example of civil disobedience because it was an action that?
violated a law that the protesters considered to be unjust. The U.S. government issued draft cards and the destruction of them was illegal, therefore the burning of the cards would have constituted an act of civil disobedience by people who perceived the mandatory draft laws and Vietnam War as unjust. This is the correct answer I saw it on a practice OGT and I had an answer key to use.
Who were the group of Patriots who protested British laws?
The Sons of Liberty were one main group that opposed British laws. There were also many other groups like the Boston Tea Party activists and the free masons.
