In both north and the south a man could avoid military service by​

Men could advoid military service  by providing a substitute or paying a $300 commutation fee.

Explanation:

According to my reach search, and Imformal Army articles that I've read states,that It initiated conscription in the North and was strongly opposed by recent immigrants from Germany and Ireland, who both protested that it was not their war to fight.

the united states presidential election of 1844 was the 15th quadrennial presidential election, held from november 1, to december 4, 1844. democrat james k. polk defeated whig henry clay in a close contest that turned on the controversial issues of slavery and the annexation of the republic of texas.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.