-The 13th amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865. It is a document that states, "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." The document formally abolished slavery in the United States.
-The 13th amendment formally abolished slavery in all of the United States while the Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in only states that had seceded from the United States.
-The 13th amendment formally abolished slavery in all of the United States while the Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in only states that had seceded from the United States.
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13th Amendment to the Constitution - I found all of the background information about the 13th Amendment and what it says.
The Emancipation Proclamation - I found out all of the background information about the Emancipation Proclamation and how it contrasted to the 13th Amendment.
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