What was one development in education policy during the 20th and 21st centuries?
A. School attendance became mandatory for all children
B. The federal government worked with state and local governments to improve schools
C. A law that made it illegal to fire teachers was repealed
D. State governments ended their involvement in public education

"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.