The Thirteenth Amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States. This obviously had a huge impact on African Americans and their lifestyles. They were no longer sold as property, and instead were recognized as human beings.
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the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery through out the country
The thirteenth Amendment does exactly that. Minimum wage legislation may also make the same effect.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect on December 6, 1865. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was ratified by the necessary states earlier that year, following its passage by Congress on January 31, 1865.
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were important to the Civil Rights Movement. The Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery in the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment allowed Blacks to have the same rights as Whites. The Fifteenth Amendment allowed Blacks to vote. They had little effect in the south until 1965 when the Civil War ended.
The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to prevent them from voting. The Supreme Court found that poll taxes violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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The Thirteenth Amendment was the instrument that actually freed the slaves, but his Emancipation Procolamation which went into effect on 1 January 1863 was the first step in the process.
The words of the thirteenth amendment are: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.This in effect abolishes slavery.
It gave them increased influence.
It gave them increased influence.
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