The amendment that Congress passed in 1865 was the Thirteenth amendment and it banned slavery in the United States.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states December 6, 1865. See the link below.
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An amendment allows Congress to pass new laws to help define or clarify unclear provisions. An amendment is an addition to what is already printed.
It was the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states December 6, 1865. See the link below.
The law allowing slaves their freedom passed in the United States on January 1, 1863, through Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
It was adopted December 6, 1865, in the 19th century.
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated about four months after the 13th Amendment was passed. The amendment was ratified by Congress on January 31, 1865, and President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
Abolition refers to the act of ending a system or practice, particularly in the context of slavery abolition. It was necessary to end slavery as it was a violation of human rights and perpetuated severe exploitation and suffering among enslaved individuals. Abolition aimed to create a more just and equitable society by dismantling a system built on oppression.
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Congress passed the 11th amendment on March 4, 1794.
An amendment allows Congress to pass new laws to help define or clarify unclear provisions. An amendment is an addition to what is already printed.
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Congress feared that the fourteenth amendment would not pass.