In Article IV, Section 2 the delegates wrote that runaway slaves had to be returned to their masters and could not be liberated. ... Amendment X can be interpreted as the final statement contributing to the future of African slaves in the new republic. ... Today the sections of the Constitution concerning slavery are substituted by amendments abolishing slavery in our society. ...
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America B. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America C. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America IV. ... The 14th Amendment is another major milestone in American history. ... The 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868. ...
For example, the opposing side would argue that the issue of secession was never mentioned in the Constitution, which allowed the South to secede due to Amendment 10 (The Constitution). Amendment 10 states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.... Nonetheless, "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;" (Article IV Section 3 of the Constitution). ... Eventually, slavery was abolished in the United States with the passing of the Amendment ...
Autobiography of her life IV. ... But a lot of good came during that time to, such as the 14th amendment which made all people born or naturalized official US citizens which made most African Americans citizens and gave them rights. ...
Slavery was finally abolished when the Thirteenth Amendment was passed by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1965, it was ratified by the required number of states and proclaimed in effect on December 18, 1965. ... Abolitionists IV. ...
