Which one of the following is NOT true of the New York City riots of 1863?

a. They were mostly the doing of Irish immigrants.

b. The introduction of the draft sparked them.

c. Union troops ultimately ended them.

d. Rioters targeted the wealthy and African-Americans.

e. They convinced Lincoln to delay issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Roberson

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18 June, 07:41

Which one of the following is NOT true of the New York City riots of 1863?

a. They were mostly the doing of Irish immigrants.

b. The introduction of the draft sparked them.

c. Union troops ultimately ended them.

d. Rioters targeted the wealthy and African-Americans.

e. They convinced Lincoln to delay issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Lea Boyer · Answer 1

Answer: e. They convinced Lincoln to delay issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.

Explanation:

It was the emancipation proclamation that started the riots of July 1863. Irish and Irish Americans were involved in starting the riots as they feared that they would lose their jobs to the newly emancipated Blacks. Also, conscription into the army was widened such that men between the ages of 20 and 35 could be be drafted into the army. Rich men could pay the government $300 to avoid being drafted, and they as well as black Americans, who were exempt from military duty, were targeted by the rioters