I believe that Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
The correct answer is D. Builders were held legally accountable for their work.
This is the correct statement, as the passage clearly discusses the repercussions of builders who do not do a good job. In the passage it discusses how a building that falls due to poor construction will result in the death penalty for the individual who built the house. This ensures that the builders take their time and do the job well in order to face the death penalty.
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia in May 1775, soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September and October of 1774.
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Passed by Congress June 13, 1866,
Ratified July 9, 1868,
The 14th amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to former slaves.
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