Why did the "twenty-Negro law" enrage many white southerners during the Civil War?
A) It exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more slaves.
B) It paid slaveholders scarce government funds for every twenty slaves they owned or supervised.
C) It forced every slaveholder with at least forty slaves to turn over twenty of them for use by the government.
D) It targeted for military service every slaveholder with at least twenty slaves.

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The "twenty-Negro law" exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more slaves. This enraged many white southerners because they believed it would greatly harm the production of their farms and plantations. Additionally, it was viewed by some as unfair because it only benefited wealthy slaveholders and ignored poor white men who could not afford to own slaves.

Why Did the "Twenty-Negro Law" Enrage Many White Southerners During