Who: (who passed the law, who started it?): Abraham Lincoln pushed congress to make this amendment.
What: (what is the law?): The 13th amendment states that slaves shall not be allowed in America. No one can own a slave, and no one can sell slaves, except as punishment for a crime. Slavery became a big problem during the civil war.
When: (When the law was passed, when was it challenged?): The law was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and made an official law on December 6, 1865. Slavery was challenged and fought during the civil war.
Where: (where was it passed, where it was a popular/unpopular idea?)The idea of no slavery was more popular in the northern states. Lincoln had to fight hard for the southern states approval.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in the United States and its territories.
Before the 13Th amendment, slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person.
The 13th Amendment was outlawing slavery in the United States.
The 13th amendment was established to abolish slavery.
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery from the U.S.
the 13th amendment abolishes slavery from america
The 13th Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude.
Slavery was abolished by an amendment to the Bill of Rights section of the US Constitution. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the US prohibited slavery.
It was the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865.
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