Historical Figure
Abraham Lincoln
Born: 1809 CE · Died: 1865 CENationality: United States
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.