Question

HELPPPPPPPP PLSSSSS!!!!! Why did President Lincoln feel the need to pass the 13th Amendment, when the Emancipation Proclamation was already in place?
A.) It would bring an end to the war more quickly because the South would give up


B.) Lincoln wanted former slaves deemed citizens and provided with equal protection under the law


C. ) The Emancipation Proclamation only freed rebellion state slaves during the war


D.) Voting rights were important to Lincoln

Answer 1

Answer: A

Explanation:

Lincoln recognized that the Emancipation Proclamation would have to be followed by a constitutional amendment in order to guarantee the abolishment of slavery. The 13th amendment was passed at the end of the Civil War before the Southern states had been restored to the Union and should have easily passed the Congress.