What was one reason why Lincoln pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?
A. Lincoln declared it was the South’s punishment for starting the Civil War.
B. Lincoln wanted Congress to expand the rights of white people in the South.
C. Lincoln wanted to avoid punishing the Confederate states for the war.
D. Lincoln decided it was the best way to get states readmitted to the Union.
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I think its A or D but I could be wrong.

The 13th Amendment of the American Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude; it was ratified in 1865 after the Civil War and states:

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

President Lincoln stated in two speeches that Southern states had caused the Civil War because they favored slavery and because of their secession from the Union, his first attempt to abolish slavery was the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it only freed slaves from the Confederate States of America, so Lincoln pressured the Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment before Southern states were restored as part of the Union so they couldn't vote against the amendment. President Lincoln did not lived to see the final ratification on December 6,1865 because he was assassinated months before.

Tundexi Tundexi · Answer 2 · 2022-04-25T16:55:35+02:00

President Lincoln pushed for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in order to declared it was the South's punishment for starting the Civil War.

What is the 13th Amendment significance?

This was a legislation created after Civil War to the Constitution that officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

As Lincoln made his first attempt to abolish slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation, he also pressured the Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment before Southern states were restored as part of the Union so they could not vote against the amendment.

Therefore, the Option A is correct.