Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

Which of the following was the principal constitutional effect of the Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in December 1865?

A.It abolished slavery throughout the United States
B.It granted freedmen the right to vote
C.It established birthright citizenship for all persons born in the United States
D.It confiscated the plantations of former slaveholders

Explanation

Core Concept

The amendment ended chattel slavery except as punishment for crime. Its ratification made the wartime Emancipation Proclamation's gains permanent and nationwide.

Correct Answer

AIt abolished slavery throughout the United States

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