How would the existence of a canal in Central America help Roosevelt achieve his goal? A) A canal would give the United States access to the Pacific Ocean. B) A canal would allow the United States to trade with Central America from the Pacific Ocean. C) A canal in Central America would make it easier to reach the Pacific Ocean from the eastern coast of the United States.

"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.