Amendment 13

Article XIII.
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Proposal and Ratification

Vocabulary:

• involuntary servitude - when people are forced without choice to perform services for another, often without pay or compensation.

• jurisdiction - the right and power to apply laws in an area

 

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Discussion Questions:

1. Why did it take so long for this amendment to come to pass in our country>