the 13th amendment
by Alex,Austin,Banner
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the united states. He had many accomplishments, but his most famous was when he pushed for slavery to be illegal in the United States.
There was people opposed to the idea
Most were wealthy laves owners in the south who owned slaves to tend to their plantations
There was also a new country who came from this. They were called the Confederate States
To pass this amendment a civil war ensued because the north and south didnt agree
The Amendment gets passed.
The amendment was finally ratified by all the states in 1865. This amendment mad slavery illegal and all people who were slaves became free.