Emancipation Proclamation Black volunteers Union army

Black volunteers strengthened the Union army

≈190,000

The Emancipation Proclamation allowed free Black men and people who had escaped slavery to enlist in the Union army. About 190,000 volunteered, adding to the Union’s numerical advantage. The Confederacy did not follow suit because its leaders feared undermining slavery.

Japanese people were sold overseas

During the 16th and 17th centuries, Portuguese traders bought Japanese people as slaves in Japan and sold them abroad, including in Portugal. Records also describe Japanese women being sold for sexual exploitation.

Europe and Asia have no fixed dividing line

Europe and Asia form one continuous landmass, but no sharp physical or political line separates them. The boundary uses natural features inconsistently and does not follow country borders. Cultural and language differences also vary along a spectrum rather than forming a clear dividing line.

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Emancipation Proclamation Black volunteers Union army

Black volunteers strengthened the Union army

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