Why were the Irish working men in New York 1,000% against the Civil War draft? A. They were worried that the country would become overrun with slave labor and rich plantations B. They were worried that once the North won the war, free blacks would come and take their jobs away C. They didn't want to be taken away from their jobs to fight a distant war, leaving their families behind to fend for themselves D. They believed that no one, not even the president, had the right to force them to do anything on the government's behalf

Why were the Irish working men in New York 1,000% against the Civil War draft? A. They were worried that the country would become overrun with slave labor and rich plantations B. They were worried that once the North won the war, free blacks would come and take their jobs away C. They didn't want to be taken away from their jobs to fight a distant war, leaving their families behind to fend for themselves D. They believed that no one, not even the president, had the right to force them to do anything on the government's behalf