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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, abolished slavery as a legal institution.
The Constitution, although never mentioning slavery by name, refers to slaves as "such persons" in Article I, Section 9 and "a person held to service or labor" in Article IV, Section 2. The Thirteenth Amendment, in direct terminology, put an end to this. The amendment states:
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 officially abolished slavery. Prior to its ratification, slavery remained legal only in Delaware and Kentucky; everywhere else in the US slaves had been freed by state action and the federal government's Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln and others were concerned that the Emancipation Proclamation would be seen as a temporary war measure, and so, besides freeing slaves in those two states where slavery was still legal, they supported the Amendment as a means to guarantee the permanent abolition of slavery.
It was followed by the other Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth (intended to protect the civil rights of former slaves) and Fifteenth (which banned racial restrictions on voting).
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Amendment 21 provides what of Amendment 18?
The 21st Amendment repeals the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Which amendment resulted in U.S. senators being elected directly by the voting public the 18th Amendment the 19th Amendment the 17th Amendment the 21st Amendment?
17th amendment.
Which amendment repealed another amendment?
The 21st amendment, which is the repeal of prohibition, repealed the 18th amendment which was about prohibition.
The amendment that was appealed?
The only amendment to the Constitution to be repealed is the Prohibition amendment, the amendment prohibiting manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. It was the 18th amendment, and was repealed by the 21st amendment. See link.
Which amendment made African Americans citizens?
All African Americans became citizens as a result of the 14th Amendment.
The13th amendment ratified slavery in 1995 in what state?
Mississippi
What amendment's fought for black peoples rights?
There are several amendments that fought for the rights of African Americans. Those amendments are: the13th amendment which abolished slavery, 14 which was the civil rights act, and 15 the black suffrage amendment.
What is the thirteenth amendment and when did House of Representatives pass it?
On this day in 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in America. The amendment read, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Who was the13th President of the US?
Millard Filmore
What day is the13th of February?
13feb13 is a Wednesday.
What was the year Kandinsky was born?
1866 in Moscow. It was on the 16th December, 1866 and he died on the13th December, 1944
Are the Halloween series and Friday the13th related?
No, they are two completely different franchises made by different film companies.
Amendment 21 provides what of Amendment 18?
The 21st Amendment repeals the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
What amendment was repealed by amendment 21?
Amendment 18 and it was because amendment 18 prohibited alcohol and they had to make amendment 21 to cancel out amendment 18.
What amendment prevents excessive bail and fines?
The eighth (8th) amendment of the Constitution assures the U.S. citizens that there is no excessive bail or no cruel and unusual punishment.8th Amendment. Amendment 8
Which amendment does the Twenty First Amendment repeal?
The twenty-first amendment repeals the eighteenth amendment.
Which Constitutional Amendment is known as the State's Rights amendment?
The 10th amendment.
