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13th Amendment

United States · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1865Date range
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Chronological records

1865

Andrew Johnson6 December 1865

Government / Democratic Party Government

The Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed

Names involved

Andrew Johnson

Provenance

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