. Subsequent operation of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
. The main result of congressional activity is the creation of laws, most of which are contained in the United States Code arranged by subject matter alphabetically under fifty title headings to present the laws "in a concise and usable form". . . ; 15 Notes John Williams North Carolina 1 Yes, Territory incorporated into the US after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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