The 13th Amendment

     The 13th Amendment was greater by Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. There were many difficulties that were involved with the proposal and the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all people held as slaves, shall be free. It only applied to states designated as being in rebellion. It did not apply to slave-holding border states. Lincoln had enlisted a group to promise jobs to the lame duck politicians if they voted for the amendment. Lincoln was not ethical because he bought votes and lied about peace talks. Lincoln believed the amendment was so important because he believed that by abolishing slavery, it would in a way create peace because Confederacy would have nothing to fight for.