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What made slavery illegal in the U.S.?

a. The Thirteenth Amendment
b. The Emancipation Proclamation
c. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
d. The Gettysburg Address

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It was the technically "The Thirteenth Amendment" that made slavery illegal in the U.S., since this was a formal law, however the Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves free.
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