In the 1840s, the main argument in congress over the transcontinental railroad concerned a. the geographic direction of the railroad. b. the money needed to fund the railroad. c. the lack of available workers to build the railroad. d. where the railroad should run.

Before the industrial revolution most businesses

"neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the united states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." - the thirteenth amendment to the united states constitution, 1865 which statement describes the effect that the thirteenth amendment had on american society? a) male freedmen were given the right to vote. b) slavery was made illegal in the united states. c) ex-slaves were given united states citizenship. d) southern states were no longer allowed to use convicts as labor.

The economic and the political influence of the united states in haiti was more powerful than the influence of any other country.