It was when the new law about being drafted for the war was made...and people with more money could get out of going to war...and the poor people had to fight. The irish(who were poor) though this...
The New York City Draft Riots took place from July 13 to July 16 of 1863. The city's poor -- especially its Irish immigrants -- were very angry about being drafted to fight in the Civil War. The U.S....