Historical Figure
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Born: 1809 CE · Died: 1865 CENationality: United States
About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
Economic1807 CE – 1888 CE
Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Beginning with Britain's Slave Trade Act of 1807, a decades-long movement abolished the transatlantic slave trade and eventually slavery itself across the Western world, transforming global economics and establishing human rights principles.
War1861 CE – 1865 CE
American Civil War
A conflict between the Union and Confederate states over slavery and states' rights that resulted in abolition and the preservation of the United States.