Let’s stop and think about that for a minute. How was the 13th Amendment different from the Emancipation Proclamation?

Question

The 13th Amendment ended slavery in the whole United States.

The 13th Amendment ended slavery only in the states that had seceded.

The 13th Amendment made Juneteenth a national holiday.

Answer 1

The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to the Confederate states that were in rebellion against the Union, while the 13th Amendment applied to the entire country. The Emancipation Proclamation also did not technically end slavery, as it was an executive order issued by President Lincoln during the Civil War, while the 13th Amendment was a constitutional amendment passed by Congress and ratified by the states. Additionally, the 13th Amendment did not specifically make Juneteenth a national holiday, as Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865, two months after the Confederate surrender.