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The 13th amendment (1865) freed slaves throughout the United States. It confirmed the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) that had pronounced slaves free in the Confederate states.
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The thirteenth amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery and all other forms of involuntary servitude, excluding involuntary labor as punishment for a crime.
"Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
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The thirteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and all other forms of involuntary servitude, excluding involuntary labor as punishment for a crime.
"Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
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∙ 14y agoThe 13th amendment abolished slavery in America
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What did the 13th amendment established?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.
What is forbidden in the 13th amendment?
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery from the U.S.
What does the 13th amendment to the US Constitution forbid?
The 13th Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude.
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
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.
It was outlawed by the 13th amendment?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the US prohibited slavery.
What did the 13th amendment established?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.
What was the Constitutional amendment that freed the slaves?
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in the United States and its territories.
When was the 13th amendment outlawing?
The 13th Amendment was outlawing slavery in the United States.
What is forbidden in the 13th amendment?
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery from the U.S.
What was the 13th amendment attempting to accomplish?
The 13th amendment was established to abolish slavery.
The 13th amendment affect us how?
the 13th amendment abolishes slavery from america
What does the 13th amendment to the US Constitution forbid?
The 13th Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude.
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
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.
It was outlawed by the 13th amendment?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the US prohibited slavery.
What document abolished slavery in the US?
It was the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865.
Which amendment aboilished slavery?
The 13th Amendment
Which amendment banned savlery?
The 13th Amendment
