Which amendment first made abolition of slavery part of the U.S. Constitution?
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Correct answer: The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment constitutionally abolished slavery. Unlike the Emancipation Proclamation, it applied throughout the United States as constitutional law.
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