What sparked a riot in new york city in 1863? food shortages and a rise in starvation a draft that was unfair to the lower classes a drop in employment in weapons factories the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus?

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The cause of the riots was a draft that was unfair to the lower classes, because the rich were able to avoid the draft by paying large sums of money.