All slavery was legally abolished in the United States by the

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The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime. This amendment effectively ended legal slavery in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 only applied to slaves in the Confederate states, and the individual states had varying laws regarding slavery. The "Confiscation Acts" were a series of laws passed during the Civil War that allowed the Union army to confiscate property, including slaves, from Confederates. While these laws helped undermine the institution of slavery, only the Thirteenth Amendment officially abolished it. Similarly, the surrender terms of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox did not address the issue of slavery directly.

All Slavery Was Legally Abolished in the United States by the