The object of the (Fourteenth Almendment was undoubtedly to enforce the absolute equality of the two
races before the law, but in the nature of things, it could
not have been intended to abolish distinctions based upon
color, or to enforce social, as distinguished from political,
equality, or a commingling of the two races upon terms
unsatisfactory to either. Laws permitting, and even
requiring, their separation, in places where they are liable
to be brought into contact, do not necessarily imply the
inferiority of either race to the other, and have been
generally, if not universally, recognized as within the
competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of
their police power.
- Justice Brown, Majority Opinion, Plessy v. Ferguson,
1896
What was the response of southern lawmakers to the ruling?

The first task here is to trace furrows, ripping up the maze of paths, and then excavate a deep trench in the ground. the second comprises refilling the trench with other material to make a foundation for the road build-up. the ground must not give way nor must bedrock or base be at all unreliable when the paving stones are trodden. next the road metalling is held in place on both sides by kerbing and numerous wedges. how numerous the squads working together! some are cutting down woodland and clearing the higher ground, others are using tools to smooth outcrops of rock and plane great beams." - a poem by statius praising the via domitiana, written 1st century c. e. using the prompt, another way that road building led to expansion besides trade was that it a) led to a uniform law system. b) created less class divisions due to economic expansion. c) allowed for the creation of unique architectural styles. d) allowed the military to move people and supplies further.