Why Is The 13th Amendment Abolished

The United States of America would not be where it is now without the 13th amendment. The 13th amendment abolished all slavery in the United States of America. It was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865. One of the major events that led the United States of America to abolish slavery was the Civil War (1861-1865). Another reason why the United States of America passed the 13th amendment was because of the cruel inhumane way the plantation owners were treating their slaves. In addition, Abraham Lincoln believed that a constitutional amendment was necessary to ensure the end of slavery. The Civil War was a very important event in United States history where the North and South fought over slavery. The results of this event determined what kind of country the United States of America would become, either a country with African American slaves or without slaves. With the North winning the war this kept the United States as one nation and ended slavery which is what kept the nation divided from …show more content…
From then you can say Lincoln felt like a slave when they do free labor. On October 16, 1854 Lincoln had a speech named “Peoria Speech” where he declared his opposition to slavery, which he then repeat during his route to become president. Abe Lincoln once said "I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel." This shows a bit on how he felt about slavery, Lincoln did one thing on January 1, 1863 that helped make a huge difference in America which was the Emancipation Proclamation. This document declaring “all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever