Court Cases
What was the outcome of Bailey v. Alabama?
Bailey was found not guilty and Alabama violated the thirteenth amendment through involuntary servitude
When was the thirteenth amendment passed by Senate?
April 1864
What started the civil war?
Slavery
What is the thirteenth amendment?
First official document that ended slavery and involuntary servitude.
What was the House of Representatives exact vote on the thirteenth amendment?
119-56
During Bailey v Alabama, what was the law restricted on?
Personal rights
Who created the emancipation proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What two documents started Liberty and equality but not slavery?
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
How many sections are in the thirteenth amendment?
Two (2)
When did the House of Representatives vote 119-56?
January 31, 1865
Who was Finbar McGarry suing?
Vermont and prison officials
The thirteenth amendment was the aftermath of what?
The civil war
Who signed a law banning the import taste of slaves from Africa at 1807?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the thirteenth Amendment ratified?
December 6, 1865
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 invalidate?
Black codes
How long was Bailey sentenced to do hard labor?
136 days
How many Confederate states were against the Union?
Eleven (11)
Who refused to pass the thirteenth amendment after Senate bored?
Democrats inside of the House of Representatives
What did the second section of the amendment give Congress?
The power to enforce the article by appropriate legislation
Where did this quote come from:
"All in rebellion against the United States, shall then be, these forward, and forever free..."
Emancipation proclamation
Why was Finbar McGarry suing Vermont and Vermont Prison Officials?
He was forced to work for hardly any pay under unsafe conditions at the jail
When was JFK assassinated?
April 14, 1865
How many people were held slaves at 815 border states in 1864?
4 million
What was the first section of the amendment about?
Outlawing slavery and involuntary servitude
What day is it? (Basically a free answer since I ran out of questions...)
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