What did the Thirteenth Amendment accomplish?
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Correct answer: It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for crime
The Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery throughout the United States. It allowed involuntary servitude only as punishment for a crime after lawful conviction.
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