Which statement best describes the draft? a. It was accepted by all Americans. b. It did not extend to poor me

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Which statement best describes the draft? 

a. It was accepted by all Americans.
b. It did not extend to poor men.
c. Many middle-class men avoided it.
d. It rewarded volunteers who joined the army.

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c. Many middle-class men avoided it.

Explanation: Draft laws (notably the Civil War Enrollment Act) allowed men to hire substitutes or pay commutation fees, so wealthier and middle-class men could avoid service while poorer men were more likely to be drafted—fueling class resentment and events like the New York Draft Riots.

Which statement best describes the draft?

a. It was accepted by all Americans.
b. It did not extend to poor men.
c. Many middle-class men avoided it.
d. It rewarded volunteers who joined the army.

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Which statement best describes the draft? a. It was accepted by all Americans. b. It did not extend to poor men. c. Many middle-class men avoided it. d. It rewarded volunteers who joined the army.

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Which statement best describes the draft?

a. It was accepted by all Americans.
b. It did not extend to poor men.
c. Many middle-class men avoided it.
d. It rewarded volunteers who joined the army.