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Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The
Thirteenth Amendment
(
Amendment XIII
) to the
United States Constitution
abolished
slavery
and
involuntary servitude
, except
as punishment for a crime
. In
Congress
, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of
states
on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865,
Secretary of State
William H. Seward
proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three
Reconstruction Amendments
adopted following the
American Civil War
.
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