Author Question: The New York City Draft Riots in 1863 A) Were triggered by a longshoremen's strike in which ... (Read 60 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The New York City Draft Riots in 1863

A) Were triggered by a longshoremen's strike in which blacks were used as strikebreakers
B) Were about the anger felt by Irish working-class men over being drafted to fight a war for slaves who might one day compete for the Irishmen's jobs
C) Were inspired by class privileges that allowed the wealthy draftees to hire substitutes to replace them
D) All of these choices
E) None of these choices

Question 2

The significance of the Morrill Land Grant Act was that

A) It provided 160 acres free to settlers who lived on the land for five years.
B) It gave money to states to establish universities that emphasized agriculture and mechanical arts.
C) It offered free land to Union veterans after the war.
D) It ensured land to former slaves along the coast of South Carolina.
E) It provided Union widows 50 acres of land and a mule.