British Family Reacts | The American Civil War | Oversimplified | PART 1

Gaynor, Aidan and Sophie react to a video about the American Civil War - PART 1.

[@kt-qb4py]

Fun fact Abraham Lincoln is a national hall of fame wrestler who lost only one match, and was nicknamed Honest Abe

[@dmmartinez9]

The young Abe Lincoln in his athletic prime would’ve been a sports superstar of today because wrestling was as popular as football today. It’s the most underrated personal achievement he had before becoming a lawyer and a politician.

[@coyotelong4349]

“Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.” -Abraham Lincoln, 1858

[@tider77]

He had that classic cage match against Ric Flair in 1853

[@nullakjg767]

Abe was like 6foot 6 in a time period when the average height was like 5 ft 5. He had an extreme advantage.

[@pingasblobfish97]

​@@nullakjg767 No shit.

[@allycat0136]

Grace Bedell (the girl who told Lincoln he was ugly) was an actual person! She was a thirteen year old girl who wrote a letter to Lincoln during his campaign for the presidency, telling him that women liked beards, and that if he grew one, they would be more likely to convince their husbands to vote for him. 😂

[@moorek1967]

There was a story about how funny Abraham Lincoln was. A heckler named John Cass came to one of his speeches and proceeded to really annoy Lincoln, so he asked the man his name. Upon hearing John Cass, Lincoln said that since Jack was a name for John, could he call him Jack. The man said yes, so Lincoln said "Thank you, Jack Cass".

[@samporter3453]

I've never heard this story but it certainly sounds like something Lincoln would do.

[@civilwarguy4740]

Imagine if he said his name was Deez

[@SteveEdward_]

@@civilwarguy4740 take the, "L" you earned this.

[@SteveEdward_]

Doubtful. Nice try at a, "joke" though.....

[@JPMadden]

That joke was in the 1939 film "Young Mr. Lincoln" which starred Henry Fonda. Are you sure that it actually happened? I googled this and all the relevant hits were about the film.

[@christophermckinney3924]

At 4:30 Aidan asks whether the states were not part of America. There were territories that were not yet states that became populated as the settlements moved west. As these territories became populated they watned the benefits of statehood. So the populations in those territories would vote to request statehood. The large blue area was the Louisiana Territory it was divided up into other states.

[@craigplatel813]

Also it wasn't just states asking There is a prescribed process for it. Requiring minimum population etc...

[@halah34]

Also, the yellow part was in Mexico

[@nullakjg767]

@@halah34 A lot of the south is simply just ex-mexico. Many mexicans never crossed the border, the border crossed them.

[@blackhawk8920]

@@nullakjg767 nope just Texas unless you mean the southwest which in the context of the civil war era the south did not include anything west of Texas. Also Texas first became a nation then a state in USA. California, New Mexico, Arizona was not very populated with Mexicans.

[@brianeleighton]

@@blackhawk8920 California was extensively settled by Mexicans. However, the Californios from Northern California had closer economic ties to the American settlers in Oregon so they wanted to join the US. That being said, the Californio land owners in Southern California fought against the US in the Mexican American War.

[@charlieeckert4321]

Another reason why Lee did so well is that from 1852 to 1855 he was Superintendent of West Point and he knew most of the general officers on both sides from the time they were students.

[@spicysnowman8886]

Why I've always thought that if the South had the same industry and population of the north they would have won.

[@kevinjohnanand]

@@spicysnowman8886 The civil war would never have been fought in that case. If the south had industrialized like the north, they wouldn’t have been so reliant on slavery.

[@snuklens]

​@@kevinjohnanand well said

[@michaelgumienny679]

​@@kevinjohnanand Although it wouldn't have realistically happened, in a random scenario that the south somehow had the same industrial power as the north but the civil war still played out do you think the south or north would've won?

[@steelers6titles]

He graduated second in his class, without a single demerit. I've often wondered who was number one in Lee's class.

[@keithmartin4670]

When McClellan was dragging his feet, Lincoln was quoted as saying, “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time.”

[@caedmon232]

The one on Prohibition (when the US banned all alcohol consumption) is really good as well.

[@Karlach_]

i love that one!

[@disoriented1]

The 18th Amendment and the responding Volstead Act to enforce it, never actually stated 'consumption' of alcohol was illegal. The production and sale of alcohol was prohibited.

[@caedmon232]

@@disoriented1 - The reason being is that dirty oil barons wanted to eliminate a competing fuel source. Ford's Model T car was first flex-fuel vehicle. Any farmer could easily make their own fuel out of anything organic, and sell any extra to their neighbors. Further reading: "Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century Paperback - November 1, 2007" by David Blume.

[@lazymansload520]

28:42 a battle not mentioned here is the battle between the confederate ironclad ship Virginia (commonly called by its former name the Merrimack), which attacked vulnerable union ships and was sent to attack Washington, against the union ironclad Monitor, (sent to stop the Merrimack from reaching Washington). Before, the Merrimack only fought wooden sides battleships, which it commonly sunk. Now, for the first time, two iron clad ships would fight each other. In the end, neither ship was able to damage the other, so the battle ended in a draw (though since the Merrimack never got to Washington, I guess it’s technically a union victory). While the battle is today commonly thought of almost as a joke, it had a pretty big effect on history. In London, when the leaders of the British Royal Navy, the largest navy on earth at the time, learned of the battle between the monitor and the Merrimack, they immediately cancelled all their orders for constructing wooden sides battleships; they realized that the age of wooden war ships, which mankind had experienced for thousands of years, had finally ended. Other similar inventions from the civil war include primitive submarines (crank-powered vessels used by the confederates to ram at high speeds into the sides of union ships) and the first United States Air Force (three hot air balloons used to spy on confederate troops).

[@Annonymous0283745]

Also introduced were the repeating rifle, the Dalghren cannon, and the Gatling gun. The lever-action repeating rifle and gatling gun are still in use today in various forms. Dalghren designed cannons that had a smooth gradual taper, reducing "stress risers" that would cause older designs to fail. This shape left the most metal at the rear end of the gun, which is where the most pressure was built up. This allowed for far more powerful cannons, firing solid shot instead of exploding shells. Solid shot had far more penetrating power, for instance, the 15-inch Dalghren cannon on the Canonicus-class monitors would shoot completely through Confederate ironclad ships.

[@steffenfischer1405]

the merrimack retreated bc it could not strike the monitor bc the monitor sat very very low in the water and had a slow rotating turret with a pretty ineffective gun. its not to say the ships did not or could not damage each other the virginia began its retreat not only bc it was not effective but union rams were closing in to ram the vessel and board her. the union didnt have a single iron clad its the fact that the monitor knew its position and went to stop it from trying to break a weak point in the blockade of timbersides. what we call ordinary wooden hull ships. also the monitor wasnt an ironclad. it was a new design of mostly iron while most confederate iron clads were named this due to literally taking railroad irons and strapping them to the ships. their was one that fought in the mississippi that was plagued with mechanical faults and other problems but almost relieved vicksburg until it too was destroyed when it was sent unprepared and unrepaired to try to take back baton rouge

[@halah34]

I used to live in Appomattox. The whole town moved after the war, so the old town is now a national park. You can see the room where the surrender was signed.

[@jasonwoodbury749]

They briefly mention it in this part, but one of the interesting things about the US Civil war is a lot of the battles have 2 names: a Northern name and a Southern Name. The Northern names are usually the ones that more people know since the North won and are usually named after geographical landmarks like rivers or hills (Bull Run, Antietam) vs the Southern names which are usually named after the nearby town (Manassas, Sharpsburg). There is one major battle, Shiloh, where the southern name is used more as opposed to the Northern one (Pittsburg Landing).

[@rebel11201991]

I prefer Manassas to Bull Run. For some reason, Bull Run doesn't stick with me as well.

[@space_1073]

Okay why did I get kinda hype when they talked about Abe calling for support and a bunch of dudes showing up for some adventure 😂

[@OhArchie]

He mentions that the people in Northern states were worried that large Southern plantations would take their lands, but that isn't accurate. The growing season, soils, etc. in most of the North isn't suitable for growing either tobacco or cotton -- the two largest export crops of the time -- or the North would have already been growing them. The abolitionist movement in the North was genuine, but it was relatively small in number. Most people just kept themselves to themselves and didn't get involved with things that didn't concern them.

[@samporter3453]

Yep

[@rabemolon]

What if the orders hadn't been lost, is one of the great questions of the Civil War. It's used as a starting point for alternate history (if you're a fan of that genre :D)

[@steffenfischer1405]

even if the orders werent lost the battle of antietam fought in napoleonic warfare on that ground would still have favored the union troops in a battle of attrition which this battle certainly was. lee retreated due to the extensive damage done to his army and being far from resupply so no this wouldnt cause some alternate history, now if youre looking for a alternate history battle than you may consider seven days battle and ask what if stonewall didnt freeze and become a liability

[@rebel11201991]

From what I have been reading for my class, had Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson not been accidentally killed in a friendly fire incident just before the Battle of Gettysburg the South would have been more likely to win.

[@G.0.]

0:42 It didn't become the United States because the Union won the Civil War. On September 9, 1776, (well before the Civil War) the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the "United Colonies.” The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence. 12:45 Sophie, you are correct, and these children became known as "children of the plantation. " Sadly (I mean it's all sad but...), these children were often considered to be the property of the slave owner and were often subjected to the same treatment as other slaves on the plantation. Many of these children were born into slavery and had no legal rights, as they were not recognized as the legitimate children of their fathers.

[@jessesleight9631]

Idk man, I think it was the Unites States of America from the beginning.

[@benschultz1784]

@@jessesleight9631 I believe Grant in his memoirs refers to the Civil War as the point where THESE United States became THE United States

[@Azoth011235]

I also wanted to point out how it shifts gradually in the historical record from these United States to THE United States

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

typically, not always, they would not be field slaves if kept. Often sold as babies ending up amywhere or raised as house slaves. Often they were given better treatment, not only by their father/master but also by other whites. People knew but didn't talk about it. Often slavemaster families were very complicated. Thomas Jefferson is a good example. Sally Hemmings was his slave, sister in law, and mistress/concubine/wife in all but name after Jefferson's wife died. My point is there was often a slave hierarchy with those at the top almost living life like they were free. The lower rungs of the slave hierarchy were field slaves.

[@shanewelcome2013]

I love that you didn’t think that slaves had sex and children😂 that made me laugh pretty hard!

[@steffenfischer1405]

well its gruesome to think about because its not like most slave owners allowed slaves to have normal relations with eachother. they were viewed as cattle. and many women were literally raped by a man who was seen almost like a stud cow. this is not normal sexual relationships and was mostly barbaric to all involved

[@strasbourgeois1]

@@steffenfischer1405😢

[@sundager8735]

I highly recommend Ken Burns, the Civil War series, it will tell you all you need to know, it’s a very good series

[@gmunden1]

The term "Unconditional Serender Grant" referred to Grant's condition to end the war by the surrender of The Confederate Army. The incident with the child at the train station meeting President Lincoln was true.

[@steffenfischer1405]

no he got that nickname because of the battle of vicksburg. where the general of the cities defense asked for surrender terms and he replied the only terms of surrender is complete and unconditional surrender

[@CivilizedWarrior]

Also because his initials are “U.S. Grant.” Pretty clever.

[@lazymansload520]

30:42 that’s true, Lee wrapped his plans around cigars and gave them to messengers on horseback to deliver to his officers. One such cigar fell out of a messenger’s saddle bag and was later found by a Union scout.

[@SteveEdward_]

So glad the racist people took the ultimate L!!

[@nullakjg767]

@@SteveEdward_ lol they absolutely didnt. lincoln went out of the way to molly coddle the south during reconstruction, and the north was still incredibly racist. Part of the reason they were deserpate to end slavery, was so slaves would no longer flee to the north and live there. Theres a reason why most black people in america still live in the south, they werent welcome in the north. Even to this day, the north parts of america are much more segregated then the south. 59% of black people live in the south as of 2021. The Midwest is home to 17%, while another 15% live in the Northeast and 9% live in the West. "Youre free and equal! but dont move next to me!" is still racism.

[@mikek0135]

@null akjg: The vast majority of people in the north new then, like they know now, that slavery and racism is wrong, and they were not, nor are they, racist. Minorities are absolutely welcome in the north. The number one destination for Somalian immigrants, for example, is Minnesota, and Minnesotans are fine with that. I don't know where you got those beliefs from, but it's / they're obviously not a good source(s).

[@RandomNonsense1985]

@@nullakjg767 How could Lincoln “Molly coddle” the south during Reconstruction if he was dead? That was Andrew Johnson that did the coddling, and what ended Reconstruction was a compromise made between the parties to end a dispute over the results of a Presidential election. The second phase of Reconstruction finally happened in the 1960s, via the civil rights laws passed by Congress and signed by LBJ (the good President Johnson).

[@lazymansload520]

@@nullakjg767 Lincoln wasn’t around for reconstruction

[@RandomNonsense1985]

The “John Brown Farm” joke is a reference to an an actual farm that John Brown owned in New York State (near a town called Lake Placid, that was host to the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, and was where the singer Lana Del Rey grew up) that’s now a public historic site.

[@michaelgonzalez6295]

5:28 THE MAP PART II: See that Yellow part? It used to be Spanish held Mexico. In 1820, Spain abandoned Mexico and Mexico became a country. By 1836, the Mexican province of Tejas (pronounced TAY hass) aka Texas with mostly Mexican people and some immigrants from the Eastern US revolted and became its own country. In 1845, we annexed Texas, but Mexico still considered Texas a rebellious province. By 1846, Mexico organized itself enough to try to take back Texas. The Mexican American War of 1846-1847 came. The defeat was so bad, we occupied the Mexican Capital and briefly considered annexing all of Mexico as American territory.

[@BTinSF]

The North and South had different war aims. The North wanted to force the southern states back into the Union and preserve it as a single country. The southern states wanted to be a different country, not reunify under their Confederate government. So if the South had won, there wouldn't be one USA as now but two countries in the territory that is now the USA (with the North still using the flag we have now). Perhaps they would have fought another war over the western territories that were not yet part of either country. Also there was considerable southern sympathy inn Mexico. It's conceivable there could have been some relationship between the Confederacy and Mexico.

[@MovieJustin]

The South only has Texas as a major economic center so it would be a very poor country. Disney World and the Spanish flavor of Miami would not exist. You can tell how you really feel by your use of the word force 😂

[@mithroch]

@@MovieJustin What an odd thing to say. I think the term "force" is warranted and I'm a northerner through and through. Of course it is impossible to predict how the south's (or north's for that matter) economic model would have played out had the south succeeded.

[@John-ws2zr]

Yes. The South (Confederacy) wanted to leave the United States and form its own NEW nation. They would have welcomed any other states that might have wanted to join them. But they did not want territory from the North by force. That would have created more rebellion, and been against their claim that states had the right to join, or leave the Union as they desired, not be held by force.

[@SaberTI]

The South would eventually be forced to outlaw slavery, though inequality would probably have stayed at an all time high. It's hard to see how everything would have developed but the CSA would have been a very poor country and forced to adapt in order to not live under the USA's shadow. Not to mention Mexico might have even end up being more successful, since they would probably grow better than the South.

[@benschultz1784]

One of their postwar plans included the creation of "The Golden Circle," which involved the conquest of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and most of the Caribbean to create a white nationalist state centered on black (and probably mestizo) slavery.

[@johnalden5821]

At 4:20, Aidan asks about the areas in the West that are not marked out as states in 1820. The blue area (part of the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803) was organized into territories as it was settled, but until those territories had enough of a population to occupy and govern those areas, they remained Federal territories (i.e., part of the United States but not actually states). As they grew, they then petitioned to the Federal government for admission into the Union as states. And that's what Missouri did in 1820. The yellow area on the map to the Southwest was still part of Spain (and would soon be part of a newly independent Mexico).

[@nullakjg767]

Yes, in modern day puerto rico is an american territory that is waffling between becoming a state or not. Most people dont realize pureto rico is america because its not yet a state.

[@jeanpierreswanson2715]

The best kind of reaction video, the kind that actually watches instead of pausing constantly

[@charlieeckert4321]

I think historian Shelby Foote said it best. He said that before the Civil War, when people spoke of our country they said, "The United States ARE ..." and that was correct grammatically. After the Civil War, people would say, The United States IS." That is what the War accomplished.

[@Urusovite]

In the South, loyalty to the state and identifying with your state and your fellow Southerners is still very much a thing. I travel regularly all over, and state pride elsewhere is nowhere near what it is in the South.

[@bigschmill294]

20:21 They actually did call themselves the Confederate States of America, you're absolutely correct!

[@EarnestEgregore]

An interesting thing to consider is that with the invention of the cotton gin and the slave trade boom, it was not only morally reprehensible to allow slavery to continue which I’m sure* (not sure*) was the main reasoning behind the proposition of abolition, there was also an economic battle of sorts at play here and the south being allowed to continue slavery on the path they were on would potentially make that region too rich or powerful for the likes of the men not making as much money off of it, that had invested more heavily in industry in the north. So, the civil war was, indeed, about slavery, but it would be remiss to ignore what it was also about, which is what most wars are ultimately about, which is: money. They mentioned it in the video, but I just wanted to tie it back to when they mentioned how the slave trade began booming specifically, because that's the moment the North realized, economically, they were being outpaced. Also, worth mentioning, is that while we were freeing the slaves, we were simultaneously enslaving the Chinese to work on the railroad, and obliterating Indigenous tribes, taking their land, and systematically erasing their culture by forcing them to send their youngest generations on the reservations to finishing schools... these same tribes continue their litigation with the government even today attempting to, not take back what was theirs but, get what we promised we would give them: clean water, tillable land, and even proper groceries easily available in the majority of the country. As an American I am ashamed of how we continue to fail our Indigenous tribes, and how little we learn about that continued failure in our school system... we simply learn about what happened as if it's over and done with... but on a historic timescale it was but a moment ago that we did these things, and killed enough people, in a short enough time, it is technically considered a Genocide.

[@steffenfischer1405]

if any of this nonsense you just spewed was correct than the north would have had the economic shortfall that the south had. the north was far richer, industrialized which is why it simply could make more arms than the south. the arsenal at springfield by itself produced more arms than the entire south during the war. and it was not the only arsenal producing arms for the us military. the south would never have been as rich as the north. its population was too small, cotton was not as economically viable as industry actually no where near it. thats why the richest men in the nation were railroad magnates, steel plant owners, coal and oil producers, not cotton growers

[@steffenfischer1405]

the norths industrial capacity dwarfed the south and while we were kicking rebel ass in the war and yes it took a while to promote competant generals who understood the grand view of the war, like grant, sherman, and william thomas who is the greatest general of the war who never lost a battle or a movement. these men understood that the north heavily outnumbered the south, they understood to take the fight to the confederates and never allow them to have time to regroup or replenish and to wear them down. thats why after lee who continuously tried to one shot the union army was a great tactician but allowed to heavy of casualties for the army he had. lee is overrated, its a fact. they call grant a butcher but when we look at the battles where reliable statistics are available lee lost more men than casualties inflicted while grant caused more casualties to the confederates by percentage than he actually took to his own army.

[@michealdrake3421]

Extra fact about Lee: When general Lee decided to join the confederacy with Virginia, Lincoln responded by seizing his family's estate (illegally, but hey, it's war, baby) and turning it into a field hospital for union troops. After the war, it became Arlington Cemetery. The land was eventually symbolically returned to the Lee family, who then sold it back to Congress so it could continue to serve as the cemetery.

[@imperiumgrim4717]

I have a question is it illegal to wear those frock coats tho?

[@jamesturner9651]

This is a good one. Glad you all did this one.

[@Endgame-ik6nb]

I'm so glad you guys are doing this.

[@jerrywinters6914]

I have discovered numerous ancestors who participated in the CW, both sides. One of my ancestors William Hargis Holbrook fought for both sides. He first enlisted with the 5th Kentucky Regiment Company K. Confederacy After completing his year, he declined to reenlist with the 5th Ky. He then enlisted with the 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Company I Union. His brother John. H. Holbrook served in the 5th Kentucky at the same time and reenlisted with the 5th truly creating a brother against brother scenario. The 5th Kentucky Regiment is full of my ancestors: Holbrooks, Barkers, Reynolds.

[@leeholder2258]

Yeah we didn't have all those extra states back then, they were slowly established. You should do a video on how the 50 States came about...Simplified may have something on that idk. Great review vids keep them up.

[@cdb5961]

In 1794 the US congress banned slave ships from selling in the US and by 1836 most of Europe had done the same. However the trans Atlantic slave trade existed to a lesser degree in the US until the Civil War decades later. Unfortunately this lead to worse forms of chattle slavery due to less slave ships risking the illegal journey.

[@steelers6titles]

Antietam (Creek) is also known as Sharpsburg. The battlefield is awesome. You can go sit down inside the Dunker Church.

[@eponine1966]

There is a house right outside of my home town that was part of the Underground Railroad. It used to be a place you could visit, now privately owned. The war happened for several reasons, and we still haven't gotten some things right. Wouldn't live anywhere else though.

[@DerekWitt]

7:27 this is the mural called Tragic Prelude. It’s painted right on the wall of the 2nd floor of the Rotunda in the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. It’s quite the sight! John Brown could be considered an anti-hero. He knew slavery was a problem. However, his methods were quite violent. One of the parts of Bleeding Kansas (in the 1850s), no thanks to the infamous Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

[@Zodia195]

FYI, when Texas decided to join the Confederacy, not all Texans wanted to leave the union, one being our Governor at the time, Sam Houston (yes the city of Houston is named after him). He was kicked out unfortunately. Also not all Texans approved of slavery either. Some of my ancestors are example of this, specifically my German ancestors who settled in Texas in between the Texas Revolution and Civil War. They didn't believe in slavery and yeah they were farmers, they just had big families to take care of the farms. Some of them ended up joining the Union Army. There's actually Civil War relics in the local museum where my ancestors lived and it's preserved by the historical society there. Sadly this war did divide families. It was awful.

[@jerseydevs2000]

You may not know this, but the North-West of England was a hotbed of support for the Confederate States of America. Lancashire mills depended on a steady supply of cotton from the Southern U.S. to produce textiles.

[@LLC4269]

Couple fun facts: The very last official action that Queen Victoria's husband Albert did before he died was to deal with the serious situation of the Confederate contingency that came over to negotiate an alliance with Britain and the South. Also, the land that made up the states being added to the nation was already owned by the US. Two things made that possible-the Louisiana Purchase which was between Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson, and the War with Mexico, which is what gave us Texas and land through to California. That land then was made up into territories, much like Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin islands are today. They are connected to the US but have to petition for statehood AND be accepted. Some states had to try for years and years.

[@cheezbiscuit4140]

New states creeping in was oversimplified but basically the whole continent was "owned" by several different countries for a while but after the revolution the U.S. gradually bought/took by force more and more territory and made them into new states. I'm assuming that north and south conflict kept the creeping slow.

[@joeyadams5472]

Shout out to my hometown of Manassas! Always comes up for Civil War and Lorena Bobbitt videos...

[@annajohnson8124]

Revolutionary War, we had land to the Mississippi River. When the French started facing financial trouble and were facing their own revolution, they sold us the Louisiana Purchase, which was most of the Great Plains. Lewis and Clark went to explore it. Mexico, which I believe had split from Spain by that point, still had California and Texas. Texas Independence hadn't happened yet, but it was shortly before the Civil War (I'm a little hazy on Texas history. But it was the whole "Remember the Alamo").

[@michealdrake3421]

4:35 the yellow is Spain. The blue north of it is land that was owned by France and sold to the US in the Louisiana Purchase. 30:00 Fun fact: The American ambassador to Russia at the time was a man named Cassius Clay. He was the son of one of the wealthiest slave owners in the country and also one of country's most aggressive and outspoken abolitionists. He not only convinced Russia to stay neutral, but got them to tell Britain and France both that if they so much as acknowledged the confederacy, they would be going to war with Russia, point blank, no further conditions. They could have a relationship with the confederacy, OR they could have peace in Europe, not both. Clay was very passionate about his opposition to slavery. He was challenged to countless duels and never lost. During one political run his campaign partner wouldn't let him campaign in the south for fear that he'd shoot so many slave owners in duels that would be considered voter fraud. At one speech, he said, "for those of you who believe in the laws of man, I give you this argument against slavery." and he laid a copy of the US Constitution on the podium. "For those of you who believe in the laws of God, I give you this argument against slavery." and laid a copy of the Bible on the podium. "And for those of you who believe in neither the laws of man, nor God, I give you this argument against slavery." bs he drew his dueling pistols and laid them in the podium too. This was also big because at the same time that this was happening, Otto von Bismark was in Prussia doing his thing, which mostly consisted of fostering rivalries between western and eastern Europe, mostly France and Russia. So a war with Russia was a very real possibility because Bismark worked very hard for years to ensure that France and Russia hated each other enough to never ally, but not enough to actual go to war. So when Russia says to France, "hey, if you try to play nice with the confederacy, I'm gonna come beat your ass, and your little island too." That was a threat that needed to be taken seriously.

[@matthewarcher3024]

Ooh another British family lol love these channels

[@jasmine9581]

10:11 When i got an American girl doll, i got Addie I think AG dolls are all historical. And they have their own book series (omg why didnt i finish it) Elementary school and the first half of the book included Addie getting caught up in conversation with a sibling(?) and overlooking an area she was removing worms or something similar from. The overseer forced her to eat all the ones she missed.

[@EnsignAhkinum]

Wowzers, so that is what happened, and now I know. Thanks!

[@Ceractucus]

Interesting fact: the UK did more to end slavery than any other nation. At the first major European conference after the defeat of Napoleon, an English diplomat brought it up with the support of his nation. Later the British took out a massive loan to patrol the waters of Western Central Africa to outright prevent slave ships landing there. The loan was so massive it was only paid off in 1985. So your grandma and grandpa helped pay it too. The slaves got married and had kids, and sadly, a lot of slave women were raped. They had no legal ground to refuse and would be punished if they did. If you want to watch a great movie about the Civil War and the first African American soldiers, I suggest Glory. A great TV miniseries about slavery is Roots.

[@porangporang1]

As a South Carolinian I feel kinda proud that so much has happened here during the Civil War, of course nothing really good did but it’s amazing to know that so much history has happened here.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

I love the pop culture references he sneaks in these videos. If you're not familiar, the 'funny how?' part is from the movie 'The Goodfellas' A film about a man's life in the mafia that's based on a true story and is widely considered as the best depiction of a true to life mafia depiction.

[@Wattawalkka]

I had grandfathers great great that fought against each other on that line Missouri was very divided.

[@johnroberts7018]

Love your videos guys keep it up. And Sophie is a doll lol. What a cutie. K, I'm done being creepy. Love yall!

[@kccarrtheoregonhillbillyhi4803]

Great video thanks for sharing.. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska came from the United States. The territory it bought from France called the Louisiana Purchase

[@samporter3453]

If Napoleon hadnt been too busy kicking yalls butt we never would've got that land for a wopping 10 million dollars or something along those lines lol

[@civilwarguy4740]

@@samporter3453 yeah it was a steal

[@0101tuber]

For some reason this narrator does not even mention the Pilgrims/Puritans who settled New England (The North) They were most certainly a sizable population and were opposed to slavery on a moral/religious basis.

[@HispanicMan]

He probably didn't mention them...because it has no relevance...to the American Civil War

[@rashadwalker8218]

Been waiting on this!!!

[@kokomo9764]

The new states were created from territories that were a part of the US but had not been designated states, so they had no representation in Congress.

[@joeldykman7591]

3:36 not only was the climate of the South conducive to cash crops, but it was also discouraging of industrialization. The South is generally rather hot and humid, two things that make a factory a death trap when the concept of HVAC isnt even a thing. Eventually, its very likely that slavery would have died out in the south eventually once industrialization was fully implemented, but that isnt a justification to slavery, it needed to end for more than just economic reasons. But rather, as a moral imperative.

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

A lot of the officers serving in the war on both sides knew each other from west point, from serving in the mexican american war and various other aspects. One of the more famous friend relations was between that of General Hancock of the union side and General Lewis Armistead who. Both had been wounded at Gettysburg, but while Hancock survived his wounds, Armistead was mortally wounded during one of the deadliest moments of that battle, pickett's charge, and the final major action of said battle. During a private chat bvetween Armistead and Longstreet, he mentioned how they hung out one last time prior to the war before going off to solidify their side choice in the conflict, he mentioned how he told Hancock, 'If I should raise a hand against you, may god strike me dead.' By shear coincidence, they were both wounded during pickett's charge, during which, Armistead shoved his hat on his saber and shouted, 'Come on boys! give them cold steel!' Shortly after he was mortally wounded as he placed a hand on a union canon his men had just captured as was about to turn it against the union. During the chat he had with longstreet, he gave Longstreet a package to be sent to Mira, Hancock's wife in the event of his death. It was his personal bible.

[@Joetime90]

England built ships for the Confederacy, fun fact. Also a native Virginian that was born and raised on the Peninsula where we gained our independence, but became a vital point for our Civil War. What is a minor foot note in English history is a focal point in ours, I appreciate the interest and intrigue.

[@TheJabbate1]

To answer your question @4:25 That vast area of blue where just territories, underdeveloped US own frontier lands. Eventually they became states but needed to achieve a certain amount of “civilization” before they can get federal recognition.

[@A_Name_]

@12:37 the trans Atlantic slave trade was ended in the United States in 1802. So by the time of the civil war almost every slave would have been born here.

[@jessesleight9631]

Its wild that the UK was considering supporting the confederacy. That's something we did not learn in school in the US.

[@99Stutz]

Regarding the states in the western half: they didn't exist yet. The US did not expand all the way to the Pacific overnight. As these areas became more populated with white settlers, they eventually became territories and then official states. But you have to remember, this process took more than a century to complete. The last FIVE states weren't even added until the 20th Century! Oklahoma 1907, New Mexico & Arizona 1912...and Alaska & Hawaii weren't states until 1959, when my own father was 10 years old. The Oregon Trail, the California gold rush, everything that comes to mind when you think about the Old West and the era of cowboys clashing with native tribes...all that stuff is about this westward expansion in the mid- to late-1800s into what was termed the "frontier", a place with no legal white governance whatsoever until they were annexed as territories.

[@theadventurer2628]

25:45 Lincoln through out his life was reported to have major depression. Durring the Civil War, and particularly when his sons died, yes, more than one died before the age of 12, his friends were pretty much on suicide watch for him. He lead a very hard life, and being the leader of a nation at war with itself didn't help at all. But through it all, he still held strong, and he still pushed through and won.

[@sailinbob11]

We, the southern USA at the time , bred them the same as cattle ,and though I'm sure they knew it was morally wrong, they saw it through a financial lense. Free labor is cheaper than payed labor,and a baby is cheaper than buying one. I personally find this a tragic time in our history but facts are facts.

[@geoffreyherrick298]

I wonder about that, though. They still had to feed, clothe, and shelter the slaves. Moreover, what did the slaves do during the off-season?

[@steelers6titles]

"U. S. Grant and son, Galena, Illinois." The new commander of Union forces, on being given command of all troops in March, 1864, signs into the Willard Hotel in Washington. It took him a little over a year to get the bloody job done.

[@gtaisgreat8385]

A fun video you may enjoy is The Pig War by Oversimplified an event that almost had Britain and America at war for a third time.

[@michaelschemlab]

The large blue part at 4:41 is U.S. territory. However, it wasn’t organized into states yet. The yellow is Spanish territory. The red is British Canada

[@BWen3]

Rewind when you pause! ❤

[@TheCosmicGenius]

This video rather flew by the Sacking of Lawrence, Ks, in 1856, which helped touch off the period known as Bleeding Kansas (1854-59). Lawrence was later decimated in the Civil War itself, in 1863, when William Quantrill led a group of pro-confederate supporters on a raid which is now known as the Lawrence Massacre. I mention this because yes, Lawrence has recovered, & rebuilt itself, & is the home of the University of Kansas (established 1865), whose men's basketball team, the Jayhawks (named for a civilian militia that was active during Bleeding Kansas & the Civil War). Rock-Chalk, Jayhawk!

[@Stardweller1]

Fun fact: Roughly 100,000 of the men who fought for the Union were actually white Southerners who had remained loyal even after their states had seceded. These included Newton Knight (a Mississippi farmer who formed his own paramilitary of guerilla fighters consisting of fellow Unionists and runaway slaves), General George Henry Thomas (who came from a wealthy family from Virginia which promptly disowned him when he chose the Union over the Confederacy, and who also at one point saved an entire portion of the Union forces from complete annihilation), and countless others who either journeyed north to join the Union Army or waited for it to reach them so they could enlist.

[@steelers6titles]

The Kingdom of Jones

[@LilliLamour]

To let you know it was not that long ago. My great grandmother whom I dearly loved and would hold me a tell some of the best stories is the daughter to parents who were enslaved children. That makes me one person away from knowing my enslaved great x2 grandparents.

[@setsbylala]

exactly and it was so much worse. she didn’t even know clifton were slaves. they were sometimes alligator bait it’s sad

[@thatboysnarly4471]

I'm from Mississippi and my 72 year old grandma was born on a plantation

[@RealDrunkenMaster]

Before they were States many places were Territories. There were rules about how a Territory could become a State.

[@lazymansload520]

29:41 I researched this as part of my masters thesis. This was known as the Trent Affair, and it’s as close as the U.K. ever got to entering the war on the south’s side. Two confederate diplomats, named Mason and Slidell, evaded the union blockade to go to London and convince the government of PM Lord Palmerston to provide further aid to the confederacy (the Palmerston government was already providing the confederacy with uniforms, guns, ammunition, and even entire battleships for the confederate navy). Mason and Slidell boarded the British mail carrier RMS Trent in Havana. Though the US navy had been told to give up the search if they boarded a British ship, the USS San Jacinto, under the command of Captain Wilkes, tracked down the Trent, fired two warning shots, boarded the ship, and arrested Mason and Slidell. The news of the Trent Affair outraged the British government. Foreign Secretary Lord John Russell (already a staunch confederate sympathizer) pressured Lord Palmerston to seek a declaration of war against the USA. Palmerston sent an additional ten thousand troops to Canada and issued an ultimatum: Mason and Slidell must be released and sent to Britain or there would be war. President Lincoln disliked Mason and Slidell for being slave owners and, much to the chagrin of Secretary of State William Seward, wanted both men to be hanged. Lincoln brought the matter before his cabinet, and when all the cabinet members said they should give in to the British demands and release the diplomats, Lincoln (to Seward’s significant surprise) agreed. When Seward asked the president why he suddenly changed his mind, Lincoln replied “I found I could not construct an argument that would satisfy my own mind. This told me your ground was the correct one” (further evidence that governance is a lost American art). Mason and Slidell were released from prison and put on a British battleship, and with that, the Trent Affair was over.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 12:13. See the right one in white? That's a poke at, "Colonel Sanders", the mascot for, "KFC"! 😁

[@vanderncalmus1160]

To answer your question some states were colonies owned by Spain while others were colonies owned by France colonies on both sides either broke away or were sold to the US by their prospective nations. The only odd man out was Texas which before joining the US was it's own sovereign nation with it's own military. What was once the Texan military would later become a paramilitary law enforcement agency known as the Texas Rangers which are still around today only now they are less of a militarized organization and more of a branch of the Texas state police department. If you ever get the chance to read up on the history of Texas I highly recommend it. It's very interesting.

[@CivilizedWarrior]

He skipped over one of the biggest reasons Lincoln made the war about emancipation, and gave the Gettysburg address, as well as the reason Britain and France stayed out of the war. Because of a rowdy Kentuckian named Cassius Clay (not the boxer). Lincoln needed Clay, a well known war hero, and America’s greatest Duelist, to go to Russia and convince the Russians to intervene on the Union’s behalf. Because of Clay, Russia promised that if Britain and France backed the Confederates, Russia would back the Union and immediately invade both countries. Clay was also a stout abolitionist, and he refused to go to Russia unless Lincoln publicly declared an immediate emancipation of the slaves, instead of the gradual emancipation process Lincoln preferred. I highly recommend looking up the Story of Cassius Augustus Clay, as he was probably one of the most badass Americans who had ever lived up until that point. He was literally 19th century Rambo, and the “Tally Ho, Lads” Meme come to life. He was also the namesake of The Greatest, Muhammad Ali, pre Nation of Islam. Dude led a crazy life.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1.5K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome! Thank you though, for your perspective about the subject in your fun, digital video recording! 🎬👍✌️🖖🙏🤠😎🤓 Notes: Hmm. Did the guy skip some wars first, or are viewers skipping those videos? 🤔 After the, Revolutionary War, we had a spin-off of it called, "The Quasi War with France", that happened because of, mistaken identity. We blamed them for something that, England, was doing! Once we learned that, there was the sequel war, "The War of 1812", that actually lasted beyond that year. Then we had other wars, like the one with, Mexico, and the one with the, First Americans, before we had our this war.

[@joeldykman7591]

To go more into depth about the Emancipation Proclamation, it was more a performative statement at the time than an executive order. If you think about it, the proclamation specifically declares the abolishment of slavery in states that were in succession and as such were temporarily independent nations, and made no mention of slavery that existed in the Union States. But like what was said, the speech did have the effect of keeping Europe neutral in the War. The 13th amendment would actually abolish the practice of slavery while the 14th and 15th amendments expanded on former slaves' civil rights in the following years. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it amendments 13-15 was at least a starting point.

[@SoGal_YT]

Fun seeing you do these history videos :) America would have likely been divided into two different countries had the Confederates won, instead of the Confederates taking over the entire country. It had effectively done that already when the southern states seceded from the U.S. The implications of that are interesting to think about.

[@steffenfischer1405]

yes but the south had no hope of ever successfully seceding from the union.

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 8:27. Yay! I found it! My smartphone restarted itself and it took awhile to get back to here! Carry on! 🤓

[@steelers6titles]

“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood." An accurate prophet.

[@binxbolling]

Over the last 40 years, the Democrat south became the Republican South, and the Republican northeast became the Democrat northeast. Long story.

[@morpho5539]

You all should react to a video about how each state became a state

[@ellierosemcginley8323]

i love studying the civil war

[@easternyankee2096]

Oh, sorry I didn't know you made one on this conflict!

[@goatitisful]

Tha map at 4:20 was showing all the red on top was owned by England, which was still called Canada at that point, the Yellow part was controlled by Spain, & was still part of Mexico at that point, and the blue was still called "the colonies" I believe... I'm not sure if it was even called the "United States" at that point. (Correct me if I am wrong, cuz that's very possible.)

[@charlessands6933]

Greetings from Tennessee. Just wanted to say Sophie is super cute!

[@sanfrancisco89]

That our history has been a constant battle between state rights and federal control is fundamental to understanding the United States. From the Articles of Confederation vs. The Constitution, to Roe vs. Wade and gun legislation. The back and forth will never end.

[@Fatblue246]

the US has a distinction for areas that are a part of the US but not States as entities, they’re called Territories. They have less political rights etc and it used to be a somewhat common process for territories to become states however it’s incredibly politically involved as far as how the mechanisms function to allow that and it’s usually a pretty politically divisive subject. Pretty much any time any state has been admitted to the union barring the 13 colonies at the inception of the nation there has been some amount of controversy surrounding their formation. The area you were looking at from which states were being created was called “The Northwest Territory” if I am not mistaken. That or land that was acquired via the Louisiana Purchase. Currently the two biggest contenders for “statehood” are Puerto Rico and DC, of which only Puerto Rico is a Territory and there is major political division surrounding whether or not either should actually become states for a multitude of reasons. There are other smaller regions of other already existing states that also could in theory contend for statehood, but seeing as how this usually stems from political division/differences rather than logistical practicality it’s pretty unlikely to happen. On top of that the process for parts of an already existing State to leave and become its own new State is far more involved than that of a Territory becoming a State, which in and of itself is already a very involved and extensive process. It’s important to remember that the USA does have devolved government very much like the UK does, each State has its own legislature legal customs etc. They often compete with one another, outside of just political differences as well. A State has a lot more autonomy from the federal government than I think most Europeans and others not from the USA realize most of the time. Especially before WWII.

[@Xytler2]

that north west part that was covered in blue where Missouri popped out of was PART of the us at the time but was just labeled as a US territory as that section hadnt yet been divided into the states we know them as today yet

[@ReadR00ster1]

At some point we bought a ton of land from France in what is known famously as the "Louisiana Purchase" That is why we have all that territory that isn't yet states.

[@sophiepalmer-doran344]

some amusing quotes by president Licolon “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”― Abraham Lincoln “I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.”― Abraham Lincoln “There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.”― Abraham Lincoln "How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg." --President Abraham Lincoln "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." --President Abraham Lincoln

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

Mark 1:42. Howdy! 🤠. The shack scene, features as decor, buckets from, "KFC", just to add emphasize in a funny, though anachronistic, manner! ("Kentucky Fried Chicken", by the way. A name that inspired a movie title! "Kentucky Fried Movie"!)

[@soundersiren07]

We actually negotiated for Oregon from the UK in the 1840‘s. Treaty of Oregon I think

[@Anibonita2000]

I think you should also do the Oversimplified Prohibition.

[@LiLiJo]

Another great video to watch is facts about slavery they didn’t teach in school.

[@AmericanShia786]

The yellow was owned by Spain. The Western blue part of the US was the Louisiana Purchase from France.

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

The blue area in the beginning that doesn't have an outline of a state was US territory but not a state yet. Yellow was Mexico (which America took part of forcefully)

[@cosmicthespider7974]

I’m Kansan and if anything makes me proud to be a Kansan it is that we went with being a free state. We still have many businesses that are named “free state this or that”

[@disoriented1]

I'm a Missourian ...and our 'border ruffians' sure did try to secure Kansas as a slave state. I'm not proud of that, but there is still a lingering bit of enmity among those of us who grew up in western Missouri, as there is among those from eastern Kansas. I only disliked two states growing up; with California being runner up and Kansas as the great nemesis.

[@cosmicthespider7974]

@@disoriented1 I hear you, Missouri will always be a gross trashy state to me 😅 you can thank saint joe for that

[@Floridahistorian1835]

5:10 The yellow part was Mexico and the stuff that was light blue and no borders were territories

[@clayrobbirds5361]

The American civil war was not about slavery until the emancipation. It was all about the south producing huge money crops and selling them to Europe and the union wanted their share of that money so they imposed export taxes on southern states. It was about states rights to regulate taxes in their state. Not slavery.