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Q: Why was the 13th Amendment so important to Reconstruction?
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How did the 13th amendment deal with reconstruction?

Actually the 13th amendment was about abolishing slavery not reconstruction, so no slavery shall be done.....at all....


Why was the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution so important?

The 13th Amendment is important because it outlawed slavery in the United States.


Why was the thirteenth amendment to the US Constitution so important to President Lincoln's reconstruction plans?

The thirteenth amendment to the US Constitution was ratified in December, 1865. The amendment abolished slavery in the United States. This amendment had more to do with democracy, freedom and civil rights than anything else. Lincoln had been assassinated in April of 1865. The 13th amendment legalized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, both the preliminary and final one.No reconstruction plans either of President Lincoln's, President Andrew Johnson or the Radical Republicans could move forward correctly without abolishing slavery.


Which amendment made slaves citizens of the US?

13TH amendmentThe 13th amendment FREED the slaves, the 14th amendment made former slaves US Citizens. So the correct answer would have to be 14th amendment (passed in 1866, ratified in 1868)


What did the 13th amendment end in the US?

An amendment doesn't end. It can be repealed but the 13th has been enforce since it was adopted and remains so.


Did the original 13th Amendment have 20 sections?

Yes there is a 13th amendment with 20 sections, Ive seen it. I do not understand why it is so hard to get a copy. It seems no wants to enter in to this area of discussion ?????


Did the 13th amendment abolish slavery?

Emancipation Proclamation was issued hoping to abolish ALL slavery... Even though the 13th amendment eliminated alot of it.


If the 13th Amendment abolished slavery why was the 14th Amendment necessary?

The 14th amendment was nessacary because even though the 13th abolished slavery southerns were still stopping black people from voting so the 14th punished anyone that stopped them from voting. :)


Why was presidet lincoln so influential?

President Lincoln was so influential because he helped to get the 13th amendment going to abolish slavery.


The right to vote regardless of their race is provided in amendment?

It is the 13th amendment!- which gave voting rights to african amercan males, but the 15th amendment - states thet no citizen whom is a male can be denied the right to vote! so the answer is the 15th Amendment!


How is the 13th amendment be used in real life?

Every so often a person is found that is used as a slave. Slavery is against the law so that means when it is found the person who does it can be arrested. The amendment insures that slavery is illegal.


Why is the 20th amendment so important?

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