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mikaylakyoung

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All of the following are true statements about the federal conscription (draft) law except
 
  a. it allowed draftees to hire substitutes
  b. its provisions were unfair to the poor.
  c. it was passed despite a healthy rate of volunteers.
  d. men could pay 300 to purchase an exemption.
  e. it inspired resentment and riots.

Question 2

In responding to Chief Pontiac's uprising of allied western Indian tribes, the British
 
  a. engaged in a form of biological warfare against Pontiac and his allies.
  b. were reluctant to engage in harsh, suppressive tactics that would alienate Pontiac and his Indian allies.
  c. vacillated between harshly coercive tactics and offering generous terms to accommodate the demands of Pontiac and his allies.
   d. downplayed the need to stabilize relations with western Indian tribes.
  e. failed to appreciate the long-term need to keep regular troops along an increasing restless and dangerous frontier.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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