The Importance Of The Thirteenth Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment was an important amendment to Americas future and changed society forever once it was passed. Thaddeus Stevens, one of the most influential republicans of the time, once said, “The greatest measure of the 19th century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in the world.” Although this people might deny this statement for several reasons, it is a very honest and true statement about the nation changing Thirteenth Amendment. The first and foremost thing Thaddeus Stevens said was, “The greatest measure of the 19th century…” The greatest measure of the 19th century he is referring to is the Thirteenth Amendment. This is the greatest measure because it abolished slavery and made all African American persons in the United States of America free people and no longer subject to work for white males. This was a life-changing thing for the south, as this would completely ruin their economy …show more content…
This is corrupt because if they had not bribed and persuaded these House members to vote yes, the bill would not have passed through the house and the bill would not be the Thirteenth Amendment. Furthermore, this means the bill was passed by false opinions and that it was in fact corrupt. It was also passed by corruption because the Head of the House voted to postpone the vote if there were Confederate soldiers in Washington to discuss peace. Yet when they asked Lincoln if it were true, he told a little white lie saying that he has not heard of any Confederate soldiers in the city. Although he did not get official notice that Confederate soldiers were in the city, he knew they were present in Washington. If he had said they were in the city, the vote would have been postponed and the bill would most likely not have been