The Amendment Itself
Historical Context
Key Figures
Aftermath and Impact
Misconceptions
100

This is the number of the amendment that abolished slavery in the United States. 

What is the 13th Amendment?

100

This war played a major role in the push for the 13th Amendment. 

What is the Civil War?

100

He was president was the 13th Amendment was ratified.

Who is Andrew Johnson?

100

The 13th Amendment led to the creation of this system of laws in the South. 

What are the Black Codes?

100

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery everywhere in the US.

What is False?

200

The 13th Amendment was ratified in this year.

What is 1865?

200

He issued the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in these areas. 

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

This famous abolitionist continued to fight for Black rights after the 13th Amendment. 

Who is Frederick Douglass?

200

This form of exploitation continued under the "punishment" clause. 

What is convict leasing?

200

Some believe the 13th Amendment ended racism. Why is this incorrect?

Racism is a social and systemic issue, not just legal. 

300

The 13th Amendment abolished this institution.

What is slavery?

300

The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in these areas.

What are the Confederate states?

300

This Secretary of State signed the amendment's official certification. 

Who is William H Seward?

300

This 1870 amendment granted Black men the right to vote. 

What is the 15th Amendment?

300

This term refers to systems that replaced slavery, like sharecropping. 

What is neo-slavery?

400

This phrase follows "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude..." in the 13th Amendment. 

What is "...except as a punishment for crime..."?

400

This legislative body passed the 13th Amendment. 

What is the United States Congress?

400

This female abolitionist was known for her Underground Railroad efforts. 

Who is Harriet Tubman?

400

This amendment, passed in 1868, granted citizenship to all born in the United States.

What is the 14th Amendment?

400

Some prisons have been criticized for this type of labor under the 13th Amendment. 

What is forced labor?

500

The 13th Amendment has this many sections.

What is two?

500

The amendment passed the Senate in 1864 but wasn't approved by this chamber until 1865.

What is the House of Representatives?

500

He was the Radical Republican leader who pushed for equal rights after slavery. 

Who is Thaddeus Stevens?

500

The 13th Amendment is sometimes critiqued for allowing this controversial exception. 

What is involuntary servitude in prisons?

500

True or False: The 13th Amendment only affected African Americans. 

What is False?