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AP Success - AP US History: 1863 Conscription Act & Civil War

Question 1

Multiple choice

  • The low number of men volunteering to serve in the Union army.

  • The desire to grant citizenship to immigrant soldiers.

  • The intention to replace state militias with a national army.

  • The need to raise funds for the Union war effort.

Question 2

Multiple choice

  • Senator Henry Wilson, chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs.

  • President Abraham Lincoln as part of his war powers.

  • Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton for administrative purposes.

  • General Ulysses S. Grant to bolster his forces.

Question 3

Multiple choice

  • Every male citizen and immigrant who had applied for citizenship between the ages of 20 and 45.

  • All male citizens without regard to age.

  • All male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35.

  • Male citizens and non-citizen residents over the age of 18.

Question 4

Multiple choice

  • The provision that allowed an exemption for those who could pay a $300 fee.

  • The requirement to serve for a minimum of three years.

  • The inclusion of immigrants in the draft.

  • The lack of proper training provided to conscripted soldiers.

Question 5

Multiple choice

  • Volunteers.

  • Foreign mercenaries.

  • Compulsory service of prisoners.

  • Drafts from the state militias.

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