The New York City riots of 1863 were the cause of many new laws, proclamations, etc. Back then no one considered "blacks" as citizens, basically you were not considered normal. Even middle-class men were not afforded all their rights. Many people don't realize that the world didn't become so diverse so easily. All kinds of groups have had to pay the price and suffer to bring the world to where it is today. And really, if you ask anyone what the reason for the riot in New York is, they'll just stare at you. True, blacks were free, but that didn't make them like everyone else. As the number of soldiers was dwindling during the Civil War, the U.S. Congress passed legislation requiring all middle-class men, black men, and able-bodied men between the ages of 20 and 35 to serve three years of service. at war. Enraging all these men and attacking the people who came out of them. Do you have money? Well, you didn't have to go. Whereupon the other men who had no money to get out of it began to take their anger out on the people who could.[] It's probably one of the few times rich people try to renounce their status out of fear of what these men were going to do. Buildings, houses, properties and even people were being burned and demolished by people who were not even considered to be in the community. The main reason that sparked the Draft Uprising of 1863 was because the number of soldiers in the Civil War was decreasing dramatically. . Not having many volunteers, they had to find another solution which led to the draft. Congress realized that they would face big problems if they didn't find volunteers, so what better way to convince people to join than to force them. The passage of this law... middle of paper... the most significant moments in the history of New York. The result was an upward attack on the city's wealthy and a downward attack on African Americans. It was a time when all the secrets and problems of the city were revealed. At the end of the riots the city had two choices: continue with its troubled ways, or turn around and make new laws and rules to make things right. Even if it will take decades before they pass some sort of reform to initiate changes. The most significant thing about the Draft Riots is that they took this disaster and instead of using this moment to cry and lament what had happened, they turned it into an opportunity for change. Even though these things happened hundreds of years ago, every moment and every memory that happened is why New York works the way it does now.