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The 13th Amendment

• Robert Stanton

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I. Historical Document- The 13th Amendment

• 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.

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II. Main Idea

• This amendment is the United States official
  action against slavery by abolishing it except as
  punishment for crimes. This is indicating that
  the U.S. is taking another step towards peace and
  equality.

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III. Point of View or Bias

• Leaders believed the foundation of equality in
  the US was not merely based on the concept of
  religious freedom, but also, on the concept of
  human equality.

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IV. Inferences

• The Emancipation Proclamation was a major
  influence on the 13th amendment
• The Northwest Territory Ordinance of 1787
• 1883 Supreme Court Decision defined the 13th
  amendment to cover all races Negro slavery alone
  was in the mind of the Congress which proposed
  the thirteenth article, it forbids any other kind
  of slavery, now or hereafter.