The quote by Charles Sumner, "Mr. Madison thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea of property in man," references the Thirteenth Amendment. The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, thereby addressing the concept of human beings being treated as property.
The following quotes give the views of people both before and after the Reconstruction amendments were passed. Match each quote with the amendment that it references.
*Mr. Madison thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea of property in man."
- Charles Sumner
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