United States History Question of the Day
New York City Riots
Citizens firing at Union troops during the riots
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Question
0110119:
The New York City
riots in the summer of 1863, which necessitated Union troops to be
called out to quell the disturbance, were primarily caused by
(A) the decision to
use African-American troops
(B) the Union
policy of conscription
(C) the
issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
(D) Lincoln's
suspension of the writ of habeas
corpus
(E) frustration
with the slow progress of the Civil War
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