Section 1: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
from the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution
What conclusion can you make about the economic change in the American South as a result of this amendment?
-0)
A)
It had no impact on the Southern economy.
B)
It led to a boom in Southern agriculture.
o
Factories soon took the place of plantations.
D)
Plantation owners were forced to pay their laborers.