My part in the EOTO presentation was to elaborate on the 13th Amendment. Before doing research on the topic I did not know what this Amendment was. I am overall grateful that this class gives me the opportunity to learn more about the fundamentals of our country and read about things I wouldn't normally search on my free time. As a person would doesn't look into politics or history much, I actually really enjoyed researching this topic. From hearing about how law was a key part of the "Reconstruction Era" after the Civil War to discovering that Abraham Lincoln played a key role in passing this law.
The 13th Amendment was passed in 1865, towards the end of the Civil War to try and abolish slavery for good. It was passed as the first Amendment of the “Reconstruction” the period after the Civil War and made slavery illegal in the United States of America. This was passed to try and end slavery in the United States. The law however did pass at the Senate level but did not make it pass the House, which then caused President Lincoln to push and have it go pass Congress. Lincolns actions had the House pass the law in 1865.
“13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865).” National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/13th-amendment.
History.com Editors. History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendment.
U.S. Senate: The Senate Passes the Thirteenth Amendment, 11 Mar. 2022, https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/senate-and-constitution/senate-passes-the-thirteenth-amendment.htm.
National Geographic Society, https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/13th-amendment-united-states-constitution.
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