Asked by Avery Williams

Use the quotation from the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution to answer the question.
“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.”

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of this amendment?
A. to ensure the federal government could punish people for their crimes
B. to let the world know that Americans thought slavery was bad
C. to end the institution of slavery in all parts of the U.S.
D. to end slavery in the states of the Confederacy

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C. to end the institution of slavery in all parts of the U.S.

Explanation: The amendment explicitly prohibits "slavery nor involuntary servitude" "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction," abolishing slavery nationwide (with the limited exception for punishment after conviction).