To secure the necessary troops for the war, both the North and the South ________
A) resorted to a draft
B) forbade wealthy men to buy exemptions
C) allowed women to join combat units
D) hired mercenaries from Europe
E) used “press gangs,” coercion, and blackmail to obtain soldiers
Answer: A
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