Main Goals of the 13th Amendment:

• End slavery in the United States.
• Tackle the unfair treatment and problems faced by people who were freed from slavery.

Effects on America:

• It became law on December 6, 1865.
• Around 3 million enslaved people were set free.
• Helped pave the way for later laws (the 14th and 15th Amendments) that focused on equal rights and voting rights.
• This was an important step toward fairness, impacting about 13% of the U.S. population back then.