Author Question: The second Confederate draft was controversial because: A) German mercenaries were hired. B) ... (Read 21 times)

frankwu · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Lincoln kept Maryland in the Union:

A) with military force and the arrests of pro-Confederate officials.
B) by exempting Marylanders from the draft.
C) with little difficulty.
D by carefully respecting Marylanders' civil rights.

Question 2

The New York City draft riots led to the deaths of more thana hundred people, most of them:

A) poor Irish immigrants.
B) Union recruiting officers.
C) African Americans.
D) wealthy draft-dodgers.

Question 3

The turning point of the Civil War, after which a Confederate victory was increasingly unlikely, was Lee's defeat at:

A) Shiloh.
B) Gettysburg.
C) Chancellorsville.
D) Atlanta.

Question 4

The second Confederate draft was controversial because:

A) German mercenaries were hired.
B) rich men were able to get out of serving more easily than before.
C) mercenaries were hired from Latin America.
D) it included blacks.