That any person drafted and notified to appear . . . may, on or before the day fixed for his appearance, furnish an acceptable substitute to take his place in the draft; or he may pay . . . such sum, not exceeding three hundred dollars . . . for the [procurement] of such substitute. . ." This law resulted in
a. use of African Americans as laborers for the Union Army
b. the Confederacy passing a similar law
c. the rise of the Know-Nothing Party in protest
d. draft riots in New York City
e. establishment of African American units in the Union Army
Ans: d. draft riots in New York City
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