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The "20 Negro Law," a Section of the Confederate Conscription

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The "20 Negro Law," a section of the Confederate Conscription Act, stated that:


A) for every twenty slaves on a plantation, one white male could be exempt from the national draft.
B) wealthy landholders who owned at least twenty slaves could be exempted from military service to make sure that their valuable cotton got harvested.
C) owners of factories using twenty or more African American workers could be exempted from military service to continue the production of war supplies in their factories.
D) those who owned fewer than twenty slaves could not receive an exemption from service if drafted.
E) counties that contained fewer than twenty slaves were not required to send men to fight.

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