What is a tropical rain forest?
a. a densely wooded area that receives an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches and has broad-leafed evergreen trees that form a continuous canopy
b. territory located adjacent to a coastal plain that has low humidity and numerous trees
c. a large cluster of wide-leafed trees with blossoms that appear in the spring, last through the summer, and then drop in the fall when it rains
d. a place with low growing shrubs and other plants that benefit from daily rainfall

"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.