Whose Gunpowder Won the Civil War?💥 | Extra History

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[@Magnus_The_Dog]

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[@DontHateGod]

Woah buddy slow down, did you always have 3d anination?

[@Arc_animation66]

Hey I know this question is not historical but what do you think of guts and blackpowder a Roblox game

[@Randomperson-ne3kp]

Delaware governor: Slavery is cool and all but I got a state reputation to uphold

[@Weakest2huFan]

So fucking based

[@MaximumHeresey]

Man indeed has his priorities

[@SobaYatai]

He fr a keeper 👊👊👊☝️ Well he for sure wants to keep both things 💀

[@sebsational123]

I like that cause it shows he cares about his state more than his self-interest

[@DaysofElijah317]

Imagine having that kind of pluck as a politician these days don’t think there’s any moxie left in the lot of them

[@abcdef27669]

That answer from the governor of Delaware was epic!

[@girl1213]

As much as he supported slavery, he respected his state's history. He's earned some respect for that much at least.

[@niceguyofgames9490]

“We’ll secede when we’re the last state left and even then, it’s gonna be a fight.”

[@Oropher420]

He's a slaver, but he ain't a traitor!

[@valariegutierrez1993]

​@@Oropher420 which ain't much better- but it's something...

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Today they would tear down his statue for being pro slavery despite the fact he was the one who said no to joining the Confederacy.

[@Briggattonii]

“As the first state to join the Union, Delaware shall be the last to leave it” The English language can not comprehend how hard that line goes

[@thewampire4640]

It definitely can lmao

[@SenkaBandit]

I don’t think the english language is capable of comprehending anything

[@MeowlesMeow]

@@thewampire4640alright buddy don’t talk with that goofy pfp

[@naverilllang]

Sure it can. Observe: Delaware could not have been the first state to join the union, because it is not a union if there are not multiple states. Deleware was always there. The first state to _join_ was Pennsylvania.

[@qwertyasdf4081]

@@naverilllangsemantics, also not technically how that works seeing as the plan for the union was for it to be a union from the start so you could definitely say Delaware was the first to “join.”

[@maxrlx5467]

That governor was a W, he put aside his feelings about slavery and put the union first!

[@CharlesTeatrotter]

Sur is the colossus ready fur acton sur!!!

[@maxrlx5467]

@@CharlesTeatrotter Sails hard to larboard, Lieutenant!

[@Julianna.Domina]

Ehhhhhh, I'd say he was less of an L than he was a W.

[@RickJaeger]

No, it was a W.

[@T_Way]

​@@Julianna.DominaI agree with Juliana while I may sometimes make jokes about race I'm still against the idea of slavery

[@maddie9602]

DuPont? As in _that_ DuPont? Dang, that company's been around since forever

[@coolenick0]

It's indeed *that* DuPont. Ironically the founder and his family fled France to escape the revolution, only to end up in the US Civil War.

[@arkitekt7596]

DuPont: better warfare through chemistry...

[@ducksongfans]

Fr I was so surprised, I'm learning about du pont in school will have to share this

[@acadiano10]

A lot of big companies, future robber barons, started off as Lincoln's military contractors. I forgot about this one though :D

[@tedhubertcrusio372]

​@@acadiano10 DuPont was ethical though. The owner of the company actually told a certain Filipino president that he should pass a law allowing for an 8 day or less work week, because the owner didn't want to suffer his way reading reports on his desk, and wanted his workers to chill out because they're gonna get paid anyway.

[@sebdragonholste2404]

Yeah, that adds up seeing her Delaware’s only claim to fame is being the first state to join the union that makes sense That’s a lot of likes. Thank you.

[@picklebulb1489]

😂

[@PhosPhryne]

All the gunpowder they produced during the war wouldn't equal that burn.

[@rockarola55]

It's also a giant tax shelter with more companies (1.5 million) than people (1 million)...but I reckon that's more a claim to infamy than fame 😅

[@jacobberg373]

And the home of Metropolis in DC Comics

[@wildfire9280]

@@jacobberg373 most unrealistic part of any superhero world

[@matthewdopler8997]

I have lived in Delaware for most of my life. The division between northern and southern Delaware still exist today. The DuPont company played a major role in Delaware. Many major roads and hospitals here are named after the company and family.

[@causalarmada1165]

I worked at the museum in which some the Duponts resided. It’s jarring how wealthy they became from gun powder. The family owns or had heavy development in nearly everything north of the state

[@IndustrialParrot2816]

Isnt Northern Delaware just a Suburb of Philadelphia?

[@Appl3-p13]

​@@IndustrialParrot2816That makes no sense. Delaware is just a really big county in Maryland

[@saxtonfilm6138]

Southern Delawarean here. Northern Delaware SUCKS! We have all the cool stuff down here!

[@matthewdopler8997]

@@saxtonfilm6138Which part of southern Delaware? That is where I grew up.

[@ericherde1]

“I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.”

[@theduke7539]

As a native Kentuckian, the war was, confusing. Interestingly, kentucky was upside down with pro slavery plantations in the northern part of the state and abolishionist towns and cities in the southern part of the state. Also, Confederste General Simon Buckner would become Kentucky's governor after the war, I actually grew up with one of his descendants and honestly, the resemblance despite 6 generations of seperation was unreal

[@wildfire9280]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@theduke7539 I was surprised to learn how bloodthirstily pro-slavery Louisville was when it was almost right next to Cincinnati of all cities.

[@chicagotypewriter2094]

@@theduke7539how come the pro Abolition bits were closer to the pro Slavery south? How did that come about?

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

@chicagotypewriter2094 My guess is what I outlined in my previous reply. Same reason why much of Eastern Tennessee was against secession from the Union. Also, note that anti-secession doesn’t necessarily mean anti-slavery. Many Southern Unionists were pro slavery while being against secession.

[@theduke7539]

@konstantinosnikolakakis8125 fairly similar, there was a degree more abolition sentiment in kentucky but yes, it was mostly pro union towns that were tolerant of abolitionist but not necessarily for it. Kentucky did see multiple military units defect to the south, but most of the state was pro union

[@pilymonsivais3]

Confederacy: wanna secede? Delaware: Make me 😎

[@scottanos9981]

Delaware: Succeed or Secede? 😅

[@pilymonsivais3]

@@scottanos9981 There, I edited it.

[@_TheGreenCode_]

“As the first state to join the union, Delaware will be the LAST state to leave it.” was the best quote that could have been used in this situation.

[@justin2308]

Not gonna lie, the governor’s response is actually epic. It also shows that alongside the fight to end slavery, there was also the fight to keep our country together.

[@nikik5567]

The war was only ever to keep the country together. Lincoln never had any intent to end slavery prior to the war. He only enacted the emancipation proclamation in order to hurt the southern war effort since they relied on slave labor for a lot of their material.

[@RyuTheAsian47]

If my memory serves, I believe President Lincoln's first priority during the early years of the war was to preserve the Union, but as the war dragged on, he realized he could not compromise on the issue of slavery anymore, so his new priority became the freeing of slaves

[@jbstarkiller4626]

It wasn’t to end slavery, it was never legally being threatened. The purpose of the civil war was to preserve the Union.

[@princeofawful935]

So why was the south leaving then?

[@jbstarkiller4626]

@@princeofawful935 This isn’t a simple question to answer, no surprise. The causes for the succession movement were both cultural and political, the succession papers go into their reasons beyond the subject of slavery. A subject that comes up a lot is the relation the South had with the federal government in regards to the enforcement of laws regarding slavery. An academic named Donald Livingston has multiple lectures on KZbin that go into the cultural aspect of the conflict that doesn’t get much attention.

[@Sly88Frye]

Well thank you so much Delaware and the very few people that were there at the time. Very few people who are still there today. Thank you so much Delaware!

[@fireline4765]

I love how your uniform is purple with M&Ms for buttons 😂

[@sadestmage]

I wanted to say that it's skittles

[@fireline4765]

@@sadestmage now I'm hungry 😋

[@erraticonteuse]

They're game controller buttons.

[@Qualicabyss]

Why did you point out the color of the uniform, why!!!!!!!! That color is causing me pain. Is it purple? Is it red? I don't know. My brain hurts!

[@fireline4765]

@@Qualicabyss your welcome 😁

[@19475fj]

Finally when My state is finally mentioned in history

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[@edwardcierniak7879]

Same here

[@rincontibio7664]

To think they delivered the hardest line at the time

[@liberadoporpatriotas9028]

Biden

[@Pumahz0]

That’s the coldest line from a governor ever… except when Arnold said “I’ll be back” 🥶🥶🥶

[@AlienWare_1700]

"Stick around."

[@everythingwithashton5876]

You gotta love someone who loves their country more then their property.

[@seanp.6872]

The DuPonts made their money mainly in producing gun powder from the Revolutionary War onwards through the Civil War. It’s how they got so rich and powerful in such a small state

[@idontknowidontcare6367]

As a Delawarean I support this message

[@acompletelynormalhuman6392]

"you can't win a war without gunpowder" is especially fitting for the civil war because the Confederate army was in many ways was a way better fighting force than the union but they didn't have the logistics to keep their army fed

[@societalnormality2268]

Ope! Found one!

[@yes46]

Pro slave democrat: "As the first to join the union, Delaware will be the last to leave it!" What a chad

[@Jams27]

Don't forget that before the Civil War Dems and Repubs were switched. So he was, by today's standards, a pro slave Repub.

[@manugamer9984]

That governor sure had a deep sense of honour

[@John2r1]

Honor had very little to do with the decisions made on both sides of the various issues that lead to Secession. And ultimately to the war. Delaware like Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri all had strong economic ties to the north. And choose not to secede for that reason. Kind of like North Carolina was one of the last states to Secede waiting until it was practically surrounded by the emerging Confederate States of America before choosing to secede. Also fun fact West Virginia is the only state to Secede from the Confederacy. And join the Union after the war began.

[@manugamer9984]

@@John2r1 you’re right, but one can always hope they acted also out of a sense of duty: it was still a thing back then, after all… stuff like that may not be true in the end, but it makes up for a good legend and teaches posterity some morals. The world would indeed be a much grimmer place if morals didn’t play any part: after all, one is far more ready to fight for duty and honour rather than economic ties.

[@solomongtravels]

“You can’t win a war without gunpowder” Rome is like WTF

[@asdanjer]

Wasn't Delaware of that.

[@also_arles]

Once again, didn't expect to see Matt with the historical cosplays! 😄

[@sadestmage]

And skittles buttons 🥴

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

WHAT AN EXPLOSIVE SHORT! THANKS GUYS! 💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@LegoMinecraftKid]

Imagine seeing an Austro Hungarian soldier which looks like the Civil war

[@abthedragon4921]

Native from Delaware here, I saw my state mentioned and I had to click.

[@RKEMP39]

A fellow Delaware native

[@anthonyminimum]

That’s one way to reject a Confederate invitation.

[@ryankornacki9918]

My dad works for DuPont and their name is everywhere along the Pennsylvania Delaware border. DuPont Hospital, DuPont country club, DuPont state park, the Hagley museum which used to be their gunpowder mill, plus plenty more. My favorite is Longwood Gardens which is an enormous theme park sized (maybe a little bigger) garden center with all kinds of plants, flowers, water works, music, and shows. It also has one of Americas largest greenhouses which has a giant ballroom and living quarters since the whole place used to be a DuPont residence. It actually gets its name from from the Underground Railroad, since “Long Woods” was one of the stations escaped slaves would stop at as they made their way up north.

[@generalsmite7167]

DuPont still is a company and still makes chemical for the military if I’m not mistaken

[@omnirath]

Not only the military for everything and every crime

[@generalsmite7167]

@@omnirath yeah where I’m from there is a place that is known DuPont made chemical weapons at

[@circeciernova1712]

People forget the Union slave states. The Union originally declared only those slaves in the secessionist states free. The Union states carried on with slavery, and the CSA controlled the affected states, so slavery didn't really end until the Civil War ended and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed (though Union forces freed some slaves as they passed through Confederate territory). This wasn't an oversight - it was a very careful political maneuver to gain the alliance of abolitionists in the CSA, and to begin freeing Confederate slaves who would then hopefully be friendly to the Union, without causing the Union slave states to draw back their support of the War or, worse, secede themselves.

[@CreeperKillerNF]

You don't need gunpowder to win a war. Just ask Australia.

[@kevinle5460]

Just boomerangs

[@oisinlynch8427]

@@kevinle5460sure the Japanese fight with swords the Africans fight with spears and the Irish fight with their fists is this all a joke to the commenter

[@pokemagetech]

@@oisinlynch8427 Emus won.

[@adamslaroth6284]

"I may like what the boys down south are doing but I'll be damned if I leave my nation behind!"

[@apocalypseblues3897]

Delaware governor: slavery cool, Union cooler

[@snakestudios117]

“You cant win a war without gunpowder” People before guns were invented who still used swords: and i took that personally

[@judykimnguyen8393]

Mama didn’t raise a traitor

[@thestateofdelaware8057]

YOUR WELCOME AMERICA

[@commandercody1210]

thanks... welp time to not care about Delaware anymore

[@Chadfreythecurst]

That line goes hard " As the first state to join the union Delaware will be the last to leave it "

[@grimsley19917]

Central and Central right Delaware:😐

[@SpeedyFAST2006]

What a coincidence, I just got back from vacation down at the beautiful Delaware beach.

[@pang9839]

north, abolitionists, BLUE south, pro-slavery, RED. LOL, that color.

[@CampinSteve]

The south wore gray

[@PlainGammer]

The governor stuck on business American style

[@RoundBear-re9kd]

Even back then they were bragging about being the first state.

[@user-yo5lr5jy2e]

Yes beacouse it was more recent back then

[@user-yo5lr5jy2e]

Its not like they became the first state after

[@Bored_Overthinker]

That was a good line from the governor. I may not agree with his views, but I can certainly agree with that.

[@theaveragegamer108]

“You can’t win a war without gunpowder” Emus: hold my beer

[@poggerman3056]

"Oh theyre gonna have to put you back together, IN HELL!!"-demoman tf2

[@andrewrife6253]

My favorite thing about the confederacy was how flammable their stuff was when sherman showed up

[@lukethegoldenminecart1297]

Perhaps the only badass line to come from a politician from Delaware

[@charlessaint7926]

"Shut up, Delaware!"~Things heard playing War of Rights.

[@bthsr7113]

What are you doing, soldier? Get in your blues!

[@Sevenspent]

I'm glad people knew their history back then!

[@gamersgamestorm8291]

Damn Bro was badass with that line

[@Khornecussion]

Good ol' Dupont.

[@GigolBatykov]

Reverse flash lore:

[@Charlie-Agatsuma]

His jacket has M&M buttons on it

[@ad_astra5]

Burgundy/purplish union uniform goes hard

[@user-sk3uj1ez8w]

you cant win a world without boom booms. this is the most truest thing ive ever heard

[@PuppetierMaster]

Ahh du pont company... how little changed and everything is more destroyed having their shared existence continue

[@operative1555]

Never noticed until I looked closer at Delaware but the Northern part looks like a man with a crazy hairstyle.

[@TylerSy]

Governor dropped a hard ass line and thought we wouldn’t notice

[@MxkoTsunxmi]

"We what" -me seeing the beginning as someone from Delaware ☠️

[@darkhobo]

Delaware Governor was the GOAT. What a reply.

[@randompoigon4583]

Lesson: don’t let Delaware not be on your side

[@bellakaldera3305]

The South had great difficulty producing gunpowder, due to the lack of industrialization, I read that they were producing saltpeter from urine in Georgia, but couldn't produce anywhere near as much as Dupont could, and Confederate powder was always inferior to the Unions.

[@Garwinium]

Based governor

[@andresf6625]

Idk how the hell they animated that water wheel thing but it's cool af, maybe it's in 3d but still

[@thegrimghoul]

Now that’s putting the people over the party.

[@Marquisluvsgoth]

Middle Delaware being ignored in this short : 👁️👄👁️

[@Dabkiller59]

that line was more fire than the confederate soldiers

[@dcred123]

Oh yes, Jolly ol' DuPont chemical! I hear theyre usually on the right side of history

[@user-bl9sy8zk9e]

As someone hoo lives in Delaware I am so happy to hear that are small state is being recognized.😊

[@jacksonmorris5044]

The shot of the stars falling off the flag was clean

[@somtimesieat2411]

DuPont approach in action

[@EpicWinNoob]

Mans said "get your goddamn priorities straight"

[@agnesjonczak7802]

Around 5 times a year I go to the famous longwood gardens, the creator being du pont, his mansion is currently there and can be walked into.

[@haroldlamarche7698]

"Better Things for Better Living... Through Chemistry." DuPont adopted it in 1935 and it was their slogan until 1982 when the "Through Chemistry" part was dropped.

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You guys are the Best! Hearth please! It would male me EXPLODE with joy! 💥💥💥💥💥❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rc59191]

My 3rd great grandpa was a zouave in the 2nd Delaware. Had another in the Iron Brigade and another was in the Bucktail Brigade.

[@Kiggles20]

Rec room lookin ahh💀💀💀

[@Iemonaide]

what a hard ass qoute, rare delaware W

[@janagax]

It's amazing that this may have been one of the small decisions that history turned on

[@jameskreidler9443]

The funny thing about war, you usually fight over nothing.

[@s4dg]

i never thought a politician, let alone a pro slavery one could say something so based

[@user-sr9mo2if7r]

He really said nuh uh to leaving 💀💀

[@ValueofE]

Absolute gigachad response.

[@FG-qh7qx]

What blows my mind is how many died on both sides using single shot rifles.

[@BOEING--mh6xm]

Could you do more videos on about the civil war and fun facts about it

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[@seanconnolly4110]

The Hagley museum is a pretty dang cool facility and is absolutely worth a visit if you happen to be in that neck of the woods.

[@hansstrudel9614]

I see even back then people from Delaware couldn’t shut up about being the first state. Some things truly never change.

[@catgaming376]

Bro's got them skittles buttons

[@CarbonatedCondensation]

Maryland was also a conflicted state. I wonder what would have happened if they did succeed, because of D.C. and whatnot

[@ChrisMattern-oh6wx]

Precisely because of D.C., Lincoln was determined to go to any lengths to prevent Maryland from seceding. He sent federal troops to the state legislature in 1861 to prevent a vote on secession and arrest the pro-Confederacy members.

[@leedleleedleleedlelee283]

Really good animation

[@Jams27]

Fun fact, the DuPont smokeless powder plant is now a pretty decent brewery. Wilmington Brew Works

[@dudimenthegreat9886]

Americans sure are great at making badass responses.

[@LexiLunarpaw]

Yay Extra History is here!

[@blazeproductions4095]

The Meramec caves were actually called saltpeters cave and was used to get the main ingredient of gunpowder (saltpeter ) during the civil war

[@Giganfan2k1]

More important the gunpowder was the charge caps that were exclusively made in Missouri. Which was also a very interesting state in the civil War times.

[@wandacombs1020]

I love the civil war outfit 😂