Why was america’s victory at yorktown among the most significant battles of the american revolution? (a)it made the british realize they were fighting a lost cause and soon after, they conceded the war. (b)it forced colonists who had so far remained neutral to pick a side and enlist in the war. (c)it the continental army remove all british barracks from new jersey. (d)it secure france’s military and financial aid for the american cause. (e)it was the colonists’ first victory against the british during the revolution.

"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.