Question

the passage of the 13th amendment
the 13th amendment started many important and controversial conversations in the united states.
emancipation proclamation:

• signed by lincoln on january 1, 1863
• not an official legal document
• made slavery the main issue of the civil war

choose the correct answer.
president lincoln knew that an amendment banning slavery had to be passed before what?
before the end of the civil war
before more states were developed
before his presidential term ended

Explanation:

The 13th Amendment banning slavery needed to be passed before the end of the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation was not a legal document, and Lincoln aimed to solidify the end of slavery legally before the war concluded, as the war's outcome would impact the ability to pass such an amendment. The other options (more states developed, his term ended) are not as relevant to the context of the Civil War and the push for the 13th Amendment.

Answer:

before the end of the Civil War