Why Seek Passage for the 13th Amendment During a Lame Duck Session in January 1865? Why Not Wait Until the New Congress Was Seated in March?
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Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: Students and a Lincoln historian consider the reasons Lincoln chose to seek passage for the 13th Amendment during a lame duck session in January 1865, rather than wait until the new Congress was seated in March.

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: US History-29**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • This is one of many videos on the website that deal with President Lincoln’s presidency and the passage of the 13th amendment. Use this and other videos as part of a jigsaw activity as students learn more about President Lincoln, events of the Civil War, and/or the passage of the 13th amendment. Have different students view different videos and share their learning with each other. Use the keywords “13th Amendment, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, or slavery to find other segment videos.
  • Prior to viewing the video, have students hypothesize why think Lincoln might have chosen the action he did. Then compare their ideas to what they learn from the expert.

 

*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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