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In 1863, Congress instituted conscription laws for the first time in U.S. history. What does the term conscription mean?
a- mandatory service in the military
b- the emancipation of slaves
c- scorched-earth military campaigns
d- the taxation of all new immigrants

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Answer:

The correct answer is letter “A”.  

The term “Conscription” means mandatory service in the military.

Explanation:

The Enrollment Act (1863), also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, was a legislation passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to recruit human force to the Union Army. It was imposed that all male citizens and those immigrants who had applied for citizenship and who had between twenty and forty-five had to join the army.