Low-paid workers responded to the union draft of 1863 by

Low-paid workers responded to the Union draft of 1863 by staging a riot in New York City.

The Enrollment Act, 12 Stat. 731, enacted March 3, 1863, constituted a legislation passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army.

As a consequence, the enforcement of the act triggered civil unrest in somes cities specially in New York City, such as the New York City draft riots on July 13–16.

- "a new era of american politics began with jackson's election in 1828, but it also completed a grand social experiment begun by the american revolution. nevertheless, jacksonian democracy represented a provocative blending of the best and worst qualities of american society."

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to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.