Importance of the Thirteenth Amendment (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Date of Emancipation Proclamation
Date of Emancipation Proclamation
1 January 1863
Main limitation of Emancipation Proclamation
Main limitation of Emancipation Proclamation
Only applied to Confederate-controlled areas
Date of House vote on 13th Amendment
Date of House vote on 13th Amendment
31 January 1865
House vote on 13th Amendment: votes in favour/against
House vote on 13th Amendment: votes in favour/against
119 in favour, 56 against
Ratification date of 13th Amendment
Ratification date of 13th Amendment
December 1865
Property value wiped out by 13th Amendment
Property value wiped out by 13th Amendment
$2 billion
Number of freedmen created by 13th Amendment
Number of freedmen created by 13th Amendment
Four million
New right for Black Americans: federal court
New right for Black Americans: federal court
Permitted to testify
What 13th Amendment did NOT grant to Black Americans
What 13th Amendment did NOT grant to Black Americans
Equal rights or voting rights
Date of Lincoln's re-election
Date of Lincoln's re-election
November 1864