The 13th Amendment

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865.

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Aaron Bowman

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865.

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13th Amendment ratified - Dec 06, 1865 - HISTORY.com
On this day in History, 13th Amendment ratified on Dec 06, 1865. Learn more about what happened today on History.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified
Thirteenth Amendment - U.S. Constitution - FindLaw
Thirteenth Amendment - Slavery And Involuntary ServitudeAmendment Text | Annotations Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment...
http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment13.html
13th Amendment | Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Amendment XIII 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.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiii
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865. The 13th Amendment changed a portion of Article IV, Section 2
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiii
Thirteenth Amendment - Black History - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Thirteenth Amendment, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendment
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery | National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/13th-amendment
Primary Documents in American History
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Congressional Vote on the 13th Amendment

April 8, 1864 (Senate)
January 31, 1865 (House)

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Party	Republican^[a]	Democratic	Unionist^[b]
Ayes	31 (Senate) 81 (House)	2 (Senate) 14 (House)	5 (Senate) 19 (House)
Nays	0 (Senate) 0 (House)	5 (Senate) 50 (House)	1 (Senate) 6 (House)

     Republican aye      Republican nay
     Democratic yay      Democratic nay
     Unconditional Union aye      Unconditional Union nay
     Emancipation-Union aye      Independent Republican aye
     Abstain      Vacant

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Our Documents - Home
OurDocuments.gov. Featuring 100 milestone documents of American history from the National Archives. Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources.
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false
13th Amendment ratified - Dec 06, 1865 - HISTORY.com
On this day in History, 13th Amendment ratified on Dec 06, 1865. Learn more about what happened today on History.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified
Thirteenth Amendment - U.S. Constitution - FindLaw
Thirteenth Amendment - Slavery And Involuntary ServitudeAmendment Text | Annotations Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment...
http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment13.html
13th Amendment | Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Amendment XIII 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.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiii
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865. The 13th Amendment changed a portion of Article IV, Section 2
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xiii
Thirteenth Amendment - Black History - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Thirteenth Amendment, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendment
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery | National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/13th-amendment
Primary Documents in American History
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Congressional Vote on the 13th Amendment

April 8, 1864 (Senate)
January 31, 1865 (House)

	Majority party	Minority party	Third party

Party	Republican^[a]	Democratic	Unionist^[b]
Ayes	31 (Senate) 81 (House)	2 (Senate) 14 (House)	5 (Senate) 19 (House)
Nays	0 (Senate) 0 (House)	5 (Senate) 50 (House)	1 (Senate) 6 (House)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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The 13th Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865.

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