Thsy were meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea party and warn the other colonies of Britain's power
The irresponsibility of the colonizing forces. And the British did better than the French or Dutch.
Men were chosen by the draft. You had to sign up and if your number was picked - you left for Vietnam
The only way to get out of the draft was to have a medical deferment, move to Canada or stay in college.
Donald trump had 5 medical deferments for bad feet