Which statement describes a legal means used by the companies that built the transcontinental railroad to finance railroad construction? a. they sold stock in their companies to the public. b. they awarded construction contracts to their own companies. c. they filed false claims for government reimbursement. d. they solicited donations from towns along the rail line

"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.