Form 8: The 13th Amendment and Constitutional Abolition Exercise

Form 8: The 13th Amendment and Constitutional Abolition

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Form 8: The 13th Amendment and Constitutional Abolition

Understand the passage of the 13th Amendment and the constitutional abolition of slavery.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which Constitutional Amendment officially abolished slavery throughout the entire United States?

  2. MultiChoice

    Why did Lincoln push for a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery permanently?

  3. MultiChoice

    In what month and year did the House of Representatives pass the 13th Amendment?

  4. MultiChoice

    What exception to the prohibition of involuntary servitude was included in the 13th Amendment?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which faction in Congress, led by Thaddeus Stevens, strongly championed immediate and uncompensated abolition?

  6. MultiChoice

    Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives during the vote on the 13th Amendment?

  7. MultiChoice

    When was the 13th Amendment officially ratified by three-fourths of the states?

  8. MultiChoice

    What vote margin was required in Congress to pass the 13th Amendment?

  9. MultiChoice

    How did Lincoln actively secure the necessary votes in the House of Representatives for the 13th Amendment?

  10. MultiChoice

    What fraction of the states must ratify a proposed amendment for it to become part of the U.S. Constitution?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which infamous 1857 Supreme Court ruling had declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no constitutional rights?

  12. MultiChoice

    Why was Abraham Lincoln not alive to see the final ratification of the 13th Amendment in December 1865?