<span>They drafted, or conscripted, most of their troops. For the North, it was the first draft in U.S. history and not well received (see the New York Draft Riots). The Union draft also allowed men to pay others to take their place in the draft.
The Southern draft was enforced by the Confederate Home Guard, technically made up of men too old or too young to serve at the front. My ggggrandfather was a native of Winston County, Alabama, and was shot in the back when he refused the Home Guard's request that he report the Confederate Army. (Winston County, btw, tried to succeed from Alabama when Alabama succeeded from the Union earning it the name of the Free State of Winston.)
Early on, both sides filled their armies with volunteers. However, as the war went on and casulties mounted, volunteers became few and far between, resulting in the draft.
There were no mercenary units recruited by either the North or South to fill the armies. However, Union recruitment officers made a point to greet incoming immigrant ships and impress military-age immigrants into the army.</span>
The structures that were used for religious and social activities, and as houses for chieftains and burial sites were Mounds.
<h3>What structure was used for chieftains and burial sites?</h3>
The Native American cultures that were found in the Mississippi area would use mounds for religious festivals where they would offer worship to their gods. They also used mounds for social activities and events.
It is also intriguing to note that these mounds would also be burial sites which meant that the Native Americans here wanted to feel closer to their dead ancestors. This was also the structure that chieftains used for their houses.
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Yes, most of the travelers on the Oregon Trail was young families. In the mid-19th century, the Oregon Trail was the main pathway for American emigrants searching for new lands and opportunity on the frontier, and most of the emigrants traveling were young families.
Answer:
Africa
Explanation:
The European powers divided almost the entirety of Africa among themselves after the Berlin Conference. Arbitrary borders that ignored Africa's history and ethnicities were drawn, and many of those borders live up to this day, causing conflict in the continent.
