Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
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The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted December 6, 1865.
13th amendment- ratified on December 18, 1965
13th amendment to the Constitution
In the US, changes made to the US Constitution are called Amendments. Excluding the 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights, the most important one can be the 13th amendment which abolished slavery in the USA.
Slavery ended in the US and was officially abolished under the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1865. Unfortunately, this left most freed slaves without employment or sustenance, and many became sharecroppers on the former plantations.