Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
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.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by a majority of states December 6, 1865.
Slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was both proposed and ratified in 1865. It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a form of punishment for a crime.
The 13th amendment was ratified December 6, 1865.
The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, abolished slavery. It was passed by both Houses and signed by President Lincoln on February 1, 1865, and ratified by 3/4 of the states in December 1865.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.
Duing the Reconstruction period; 1865, 1866, 1869.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in the United States and its territories.
The 13th amendment to the US Constitution was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states December 6, 1865. See the link below.
The law allowing slaves their freedom passed in the United States on January 1, 1863, through Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
It became official when the necessary number of states ratified the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution on 6 December 1865.
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the US prohibited slavery.