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The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.
1865 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1865th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 865th year of the 2nd millennium, the 65th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1865, the ...
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) ... 1865 – US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, ...
December 13 – Robert M. Patton is sworn in as the 20th governor of Alabama replacing Lewis E. Parsons. [5] December 18 – The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime) is declared ratified by three-quarters of the states of the United States.
The House of Representatives passed the Alley Resolution on December 18, 1865, by vote of 144 to 6. In the Senate it was a different matter, for the key player was Senator John Sherman , who said that inflation contraction was not nearly as important as refunding the short-term and long-term national debt.
December 18, 1865: Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution declared ratified June 13, 1866: Approved an amendment to the Constitution addressing citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification [ 1 ]
The Fourteenth session of the Florida House of Representatives began December 18, 1865, at the state capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, under a revised Florida Constitution. [1] [2] The legislative session ended January 16, 1866. David S. Walker was governor. [3]
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, December 18, 1865; The State of Tennessee becomes the 1st Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 24, 1866; The Territory of Nebraska is admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska (the 37th state) on March 1, 1867