Why was Congress able to approve the 13th amendment during the war?

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Ramiro Cohen

21 April, 09:14

Why was Congress able to approve the 13th amendment during the war?

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Eddie Thompson · Answer 1

Lincoln recognized that the Emancipation Proclamation would have to be followed by a constitutional amendment in order to guarantee the abolishment of slavery. The 13th amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War before the Southern states had been restored to the Union and should have easily passed the Congres

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Lincoln recognized that the Emancipation Proclamation would have to be followed by a constitutional amendment in order to guarantee the abolishment of slavery. The 13th amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War before the Southern states had been restored to the Union and should have easily passed the Congres