In 1863, the United States passed a conscription law that
a. enabled the wealthy to buy an exemption for $300 or pay a substitute to fight for them.
b. exempted all agricultural producers.
c. required women to serve in the nursing corps or other non-combat support roles.
d. forbade free blacks from serving.
e. drew draftees equally from all classes and groups in Northern society.
a
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