January 1

The 1994 trade pact that bound North America together

Frees enslaved people in Confederate states; transforms war aims

Lincoln frees enslaved people in Confederate states; 3.5 million directly affected

Lincoln's 1863 executive order that transformed the Civil War into a war for human freedom

Publisher, abolitionist, and the loudest moral voice against American slavery

U.S. prohibits importing enslaved people; domestic trade and breeding continue