The 13th Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment was created to abolition slavery from the colonies.  The amendment was passed by congress on January 31st, 1865.  In the Constitution it states that, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment from crime whereof the party shall have been duly convictec, shall exist within the United States, or any place sugject to their jurisdiction".  The was one of the quotes that congress had to say about the amendment.  Another Quote within the Constitution is, "Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropiate legislation".

For this amendment to be added to the Constitution of the United States, 3/4 of the states legislatures must ratify the amendment.  Once this admendment was proposed only twenty-seven of the states ratifid.  That was not enough to get the amendment passed.  On december 6th, 1865 nine more states decided to ratify amendment 13.  The Revolutionary War had a huge impact on this amendment.  If the North had not won the war, then the south would have continued to import slaves from Africa and use them for their labor work.

This amendment impacts the United States greatly.  Without this amendment, slavery would be going on across the whole United States.  With this amendment it gives colored people the right to be free and live like the white majority.

Resources:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth amendment
• http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/documents.