Question

How did enslave people fight the institution of slavery and force Lincoln and congress to take steps and eventually end legal slavery in the United States?

Answer 1

It is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 enslaved people in the United States escaped to freedom between 1600 and 1865. In addition, many enslaved people also revolted against their captors. These revolts, though often unsuccessful, forced slaveholders to recognize that the institution of slavery was vulnerable. In 1865, Lincoln and Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment, which outlawed slavery in the United States.

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