100+ Important Documents in the History of the United States
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865) Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th amendment, 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868) Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, […]