What year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified?
1865. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishes slavery in the United States. It was proposed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by three-fourths of the states on December 6, 1865. Section 1 states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Top of Page d. Use five of the words in Section 2 in a sentence. Answers will vary. Here are sample sentences from our young readers: Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist and published the anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star. Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and she helped lead runaway slaves to freedom. Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War. I studied the Thirteenth Amendment in school when I studied about the Civil War. Three-fourths of the states must ratify an amendment before it becomes part of the U.S.
