Why did the united states make the gadeson purchase in 1853?

Which statement about the damages caused by the civil war is true?

Which event resulted from a missed meeting between british generals howe and burgoyne? a. the british victory at princeton b. the surrender of general howe c. the surrender of lord cornwallis d. the continental army’s victory at saratoga

"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.