The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was introduced during the Civil war and was passed by the Senate in April of 1864. It passed the House of Representatives in January 1865. It was proposed as an amendment to be sent to the states for ratification January 31, 1865. It would not be ratified until December of 1865.
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An amendment doesn't end. It can be repealed but the 13th has been enforce since it was adopted and remains so.
They were intended to solve problems related to civil rights.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.
The 13th amendment officially abolished slavery from the U.S.
The 13th amendment had a big part in freeing the slaves. The civil war had a even bigger part
The 13th amendment was passed by the end of Civil War before the Southern states had been restored back to the Union and should have easily passed the Congress.
The 13th Amendment.
The Civil War
The civil war.
The 13th
13th
Following the civil war, with the 13th amendment to the US Constitution.
Before the 13Th amendment, slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person.
Abraham Lincoln was president when the 13th amendment was introduced, but Andrew Johnson was president in 1866 (he was sworn in following Lincoln's death in April of 1865). The amendment was actually ratified on December 6, 1865.
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution attempted to give civil rights to the former slaves.
The 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865. It specifically prohibits (abolishes) slavery in the United States.