How long did it take for the thirteenth amendment to be ratified by state legislatures after it was passed by congress? less than six months less than a year more than a year more than two years

The correct answer is less than a year. The Thirteenth Amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States, was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865 and was ratified by the required number of state legislatures on December 6, 1865; consequently, it took almost eleven months to be ratified. Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption on December 18, 1865. The Thirteenth Amendment was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments (Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth) adopted the five years immediately following the Civil War (1865-1870).

the topic i chose to write about was " why scuba diving is so popular". the topic is suitable for the audience because it is the easiest to develop and explain, it can be explained in a simpler more conversational manner, it does not require the use of too many technical words, and the final reason for selecting this topic is that it is the one most people can relate to, you might not know too much about scuba diving, but you could probably agree that it is very popular. the purpose of the writing about this topic is to convince more people about the benefits both for the body and the mind that   scuba diving can have on a person. it can you keep fit since it requires a lot of energy when swimming underwater; it also you relax because you forget about the world when you are underwater being mesmerized by the underwater world. i would write this paper in the summer, a perfect time to give scuba diving a try if a person has not done it yet.