New Zealand Family Reacts to the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Part 1 (Oversimplified)

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[@harishsiddarth]

The Yellow part you are talking about (around 4:14) was controlled by Spain and France until the Louisiana purchase of 1803, when Napoleon sold the land to the United States to fund his wars

[@tracyjohnson4486]

Oh that's right. I had forgotten that. I was thinking that they were Indian territories. Ooops!

[@EricAndrewDodson]

They are US territories at this point.

[@thecolinman3448]

@@EricAndrewDodson not when that scene took place

[@promeneuzivotu117]

Oh it's actualy just Spanish territory since France gave up it's lands in north america after the 7 year war.

[@bobbobb4804]

@@promeneuzivotu117 it lost it’s land in Quebec to the British but it still held on to the Louisiana territory up until napoleon sold it to America

[@allycat0136]

Fun fact! Grace Bedell (the girl who told Lincoln to grow a beard) was a real person! She was thirteen and wrote a letter to Lincoln saying that if he had a beard, women would find him attractive and convince their husbands to vote for him.

[@Tamaki742]

Gotta disagree, Grace. His cheekbones are enough.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

@@Tamaki742 - You have to consider that era's expectations of attractiveness.

[@disguysaysda4708]

what the fu

[@cyatic]

There’s a great video here on KZbin of Tom Hiddleston reading that letter as Abraham Lincoln. It’s a short video, but awesome. He sounds like I think Lincoln would’ve sounded.

[@isaiahhallett9871]

Huh. Never heard that before so thank you!

[@griz063]

I find myself amazed at how eager kids are to learn when their parents are engaged and passionate about learning themselves. You can see on Atlanta's face how engaged she is with the stories and it's wonderful how much attention Denzel displays. Oversimplified is an amazing learning tool. But it takes the parents getting involved to get the kids involved. Well done Nadine and Sam!

[@thatkidkawaii1965]

Nah my parents couldn’t care less about oversimplified but I still watch his videos and love them

[@gordonbecker1456]

If only the video they are watching had more ACTUAL FACTS

[@bigbk3278]

​@@gordonbecker1456plz go on, tell use the lies

[@grumblesa10]

Great point! In my family, my Dad had to read constantly to stay current on his aircraft; and my Mom would read novels. We subscribed to "Reader's Digest Condensed Books"-which were edited (by the author) versions and were cheaper than buying each book separately. We got books for Christmas, as they were an inexpensive way to give us a few more presents, as well.

[@ChuckSannel]

Congrats! You endured 3 weeks of 8th grade american History class in under 30 minutes!

[@Catwhisper175]

Really I never learned this about the civil war in school than what I learned from a civil war movie documentary

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

@@Catwhisper175wait they seriously didn’t cover it?

[@HeyShotgun]

3 weeks??? Try an entire 4 years of high school.

[@HeyShotgun]

@@Catherine.Dorian.he must be gen z.

[@Dctctx]

@@HeyShotgunor you know, they just didn’t teach it

[@carolleiter6027]

Love how your dog sits there like he's one of the kids.

[@craigchastain7016]

It is a really cute doggo. Looks snuggly.

[@Apple-tz6hs]

Craig Chastain 100%

[@minrvusnova2303]

That dog IS one of the kids

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

A dingo IS their baby!

[@rammsteinrulz16]

@@robertcampomizzi7988 no thats the people on the bigger continent next door 🤣

[@jakeand9020]

"I didn't lose, I merely failed to win." An actual quote by McClellan, not just made up for this video's comedic element. It was actually in his failed run for president against Lincoln later on, but still, yeah, that was him.

[@akorn9943]

Oh my god are you serious that’s amazing. Do you have a source for that, I can’t seem to find one

[@dc-bueno.2262]

@@akorn9943 I heard it from a historian youtuber called "vlogging through history"

[@benjaminmorris4962]

Very little (if anything) in Oversimplified is purely for comedic effect 🤣 (other than some character art lol)

[@silverblade357]

They're definitely saying something by giving McClellan a stick figure body. Not even Benedict Arnold got that kind of disrespect!

[@averagejoe845]

Ask this question about George McClellan, did he want to fight and win the war for the north? McClellan was a democrat and like most democrats in the North he didn't oppose slavery. It is said that under McClellan the "army of the Potamic" was the best prepared army in history, yet he did what he could to not take his army into battle. What many people don't know is that in 1864 McClellan, the Democrat Party's nominee, ran against Lincoln for the Presidency. McClellan's campaign promised to end the war by not freeing the slaves in the South. The democrat party in the U.S. is the party of slavery, KKK, Jim Crow, anti-civil rights, etc. At its core, the democrat party hasn't changed.

[@ethanlong207]

I'm from Alabama, and all across the Southern States, the remnants of the war remain. The fortresses still stand, the trenchlines have yet to be buried, and the echoes of brutality and carnage still linger in the air. The last battle of the war was fought a stone's throw from my home. I often go hiking across the nearby battlefields, and each and every one are a sight to see.

[@pageribe2399]

I'm from Alabama, too. Please read my comment and give me your opinion; it was posted about 45 minutes after yours.

[@ethanlong207]

@@pageribe2399 If I can find it I will, the comments are randomly assorted for me.

[@pageribe2399]

@@ethanlong207 No problem; I understand

[@AllThePeppermint]

A LOT of stuff went on in the "yellow land" between 1800 and 1900. The Lewis and Clark Expedition spent a couple years travelling in the early 1800s until eventually they came to the Pacific Coast in what is now called Astoria, Oregon. The Goonies, a movie, was filmed and takes place in Astoria, Oregon, with some scenes filmed in a town south of there called Cannon Beach, Oregon. The Expedition west started in 1804 in St. Louis Missouri, and ended upon their return in 1806. Took them about two years to travel ~8,000 miles/~13,000 km round trip on foot. Before being divided up into states, the Oregon Territory consisted of what are now known as the states of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Some of my maternal ancestors decided to travel West around mid-1800s and settled in what would eventually be the State of Oregon. Oregon was established as a State and entered into the union on Valentine's Day 1859. It was the 33rd State to enter the Union. I only know that much because of my family history and connection to Oregon. As I mentioned before, A LOT took place during the 1800s all at the same time. Heck, Mormonism with polygamy was becoming a growing concern for people in Utah, because it is against the law to have more than one spouse. From what I understand, political leaders and others in Utah wrote to Washington, DC wanting help to eradicate Mormonism from the area, but the Federal government was already occupied with the Civil War, so didn't have anybody to send West. The people of Utah were basically told to deal with the issue themselves. And then there is also the War of 1812, etc., etc., and so on. A LOT of stuff went on across the country between 1800 and 1900.

[@jacobchristensen8624]

bro wrote an essay.

[@ronRon-fl1qw]

Bro added nothing and declared himself a clown

[@user-og7cb5vs5h]

Spain?

[@chrisfromshaolin213]

It's amazing how good Oversimplified is at getting kids involved with history.

[@QuincyVollstandig]

And a lot of people hate him because he spoke bias about it or it was based on the history book, but like guys, that’s his name, “OVERSIMPLIFIED” he is basically oversimplifying that certain part of history to give us a general view of what happen, the small details and the mindset was complex to explain in a video. How about everyone should start more research about it so you can understand more of it.

[@lindanorris2455]

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonwallace6204]

Funny teachers were always the best teachers.

[@TheSoup87]

He finds ways to make it funny and that’s what makes it great

[@IggyTthunders]

By lying to them, because he's not actually representing actual history. You'd get more facts watching 'Hamilton' and *nobody* should watch 'Hamilton'

[@JPMadden]

Shortly before firing McClellan, a frustrated Lincoln quipped “If General McClellan isn’t going to use his army, I’d like to borrow it for a time.”

[@deebell510]

also Lincoln: "General McClellan and myself are to be photographed...if we can be still long enough. I feel General McClellan should have no problem..." Lincoln was known for his wit.

[@JPMadden]

@@deebell510 Never heard that one. Savage.

[@gabrielegenota1480]

@@deebell510 goddamn that was a spicy burn

[@theawesomeman9821]

In McClellan's defense, he wasn't America's worst general in history.

[@JPMadden]

@@theawesomeman9821 He was one of the worst. So was Ambrose Burnside. Who else would you suggest?

[@rush_amanda]

Me, an American, learning along side this family 🤣 This is awesome, thanks for making these!

[@elsk8tefan]

I would recommend that you watch the movie, "Lincoln" who was portrayed by Daniel Day Lewis who won the 2012 best actor Oscar. It was as though Lewis brought Lincoln to life; absolutely astounding!

[@ModedusModedu]

I Still like the movie, "Glory" -- The best civil war film ever.

[@kennunn3060]

More propaganda

[@Georgejoneswashere]

Yellow land represents: Spanish and French North America

[@itselizauwu]

Not French, the French were kicked out by the British during the 7 years war

[@lampbasketfan]

the french were already gone i think 70 or 80 years before the civil war

[@Georgejoneswashere]

@@itselizauwu Right...

[@Delserious]

@@itselizauwu seceded

[@nickcastaneda203]

@@itselizauwu Louisiana purchase?

[@xyzcomp08]

My Great Great Grandfather was in the Union Army and was left for dead after a battle in Missouri. He was discovered on a cart, buried under bodies of other soldiers. Two weeks later, his family found out he had taken a shrapnel hit to the jaw and was in a St Louis hospital. That's how close I came to never being born! His grandson was at Pearl Harbor and survived. We get around.

[@royaltyfree9607]

Your family has the most insane war luck of all time.

[@mikek0135]

Wow, what some families will go through to avoid boredom! Seriously, though, that's insane! Good for you!

[@bcbritt777]

My great great grandfather fought for the union and was from NY. He came down to SC and married an ex slave and they had 8 children. My grandfather still has the pearl handle gun he used. Great vid!!!

[@natejones902]

One thing I'd recommend, being a historian, former history teacher, and reenactor here in the States is to watch the following films on our Civil War. Great Locomotive Chase, from Disney, Gone With the Wind, and Gettysburg. Fyi the last 2 movies are very long but are family friendly. When Gone with the Wind premiere in 1939 several civil war veterans where at the premiere. I watched all 3 when I was the age of the little ones. As a dad of 3 daughters, I've taught them about our history and have done history presentations at their schools. Good job btw.

[@michaelmorgan3910]

One misunderstanding about slavery though in US history is that the US did not ban slavery in use until the civil War, however George Washington and the founding fathers agreed to ban the acquisition and purchase of any new slaves that were not already here. The North and the South lived completely different lifestyles even beyond the slavery issue.

[@midgetydeath]

The founders originally wanted to end slavery the way Britain did but found the cost was so great it was impossible. So, they did what remained to them.

[@idiocyincorporated7635]

@@midgetydeath and than proceeded to own slaves themselves.

[@edgarpryor3233]

That decision led to generational slavery, and increased the value of slaves.

[@fredact]

@@midgetydeath Slavery was not outlawed in the UK until 1833, shortly before the US Civil War. So the Founding Fathers discussing the abolition of slavery in the 1700's was just another example of how enlightened they were.

[@jbranum3087]

@@fredact a few of them were abolitionists too

[@iiTzoreo1]

Grant got a cool nickname after the war it was “Mr President”

[@childrenofsin5346]

@Kalda Forn Nixon?

[@pigs18]

@Kalda Forn Wilson? Coolidge?

[@raynemichelle2996]

@Kalda Forn Harding was pretty corrupt

[@bigd8924]

@Kalda Forn Grant wasn't a bad president, he was just a bad judge of character (when it came to politics at least), pretty much everyone is his cabinet was corrupt as fuck (sadly)...

[@Ateezwooyoung]

@@joligarcon5970 you forgot one step, but I guess we don’t talk about it, since nobody is allowed to tell the truth about a certain religion, which still has millions of slaves of ALL colors, but mostly black women.

[@vikkitrishrunnshaw1127]

I love how your family loves sharing videos of many different aspects..

[@jakerudolph7937]

You guys teaching your kids history like this is badass to see

[@Frogwalloper]

The yellow represents the areas purchased during the Louisiana Purchase almost 60 years before the Civil War. Those territories were a major reason for the war. When several of the new states in that area decided to allow slavery - despite slavery being prohibited in the territories west of the Missouri River - the Republican party was formed in order to resist the expansion of slavery, which led to the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln, which in turn led to states seceding from the Union, which in turn led to war.

[@russellhancock3999]

Well said, Rainy. Some of the craziest battles happened in these areas. Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Misery...ahem...Missouri and others are packed with civil war battlefields. And lots of graves, unfortunately.

[@OddBallPerformance]

Not all of that land was Louisiana Purchase. Florida and the southern ends of Mississippi and Alabama were not a part of said purchase, yet are also in Yellow. Most of Texas and even a section of Louisiana are also shown in Yellow and were also not a part of said purchase.

[@HoomanBruh]

I thought the yellow was controlled by the Spanish

[@Fergus_0703]

I think the yellow part are the American territories that are not state yet, and that include the Louisiana purchase, and some colonies of Spain which where handed over to the British after the 7 years war and then to the Americans. I’m not American, and I’m only basing this to what I know from other oversimplified videos and other history vids/documentaries so I apologize in advance if I’m wrong.:):):)

[@SilkenShame]

At the point in time he asks, it's just post revolutionary war, and the yellow represents territory claimed by Spain as part of the Treaty that ended the French and Indian War (7 years war) and a bit Spain claimed prior to it (mostly Florida). Napoleon reacquired the Louisiana Purchase area from Spain around 1800 and sold it to the US shortly thereafter.

[@michaelhebert7739]

The part where Lincoln says “funny how” is a reference to a movie called “Goodfellas”

[@praxton]

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[@Hi.Im.Chucky]

was looking for this

[@LilFireFox]

@@Hi.Im.Chucky Same!

[@LilFireFox]

@@preppydevildogable Same here! LOL!

[@cyndigirl418]

Bravo to you both as parents for being the primary educators for your children that we as parents are supposed to be! All schools here in America are not teaching this truth, so I hope many will come across this video to learn it! Also, your kids have the cutest names! Great job!!

[@edwinnzomo1582]

Love the channel. God bless you all. It's refreshing to see a family so close in our times.

[@jeffburnham6611]

Thomas Jefferson included a clause outlawing slavery in the Declaration of Independence in its original draft, but the idea was not welcome among many of the Founding Fathers. They realized that all 13 colonies had to be united when the Declaration was signed, and a few of the southern colonies refused to sign if the language remained. The issue of slavery was protected under British law in all of the 13 colonies, that's why you don't see any mention of it in the Declaration. All 13 colonies had to support the decision to separate from Great Britain, and any inclusion of outlawing slavery would have prevented this.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

That's impossible. He did include a clause condemning slavery. But the Declaration outlawed nothing as it was a letter to a king, not a legal document for a government

[@maryb1923]

@@omalleycaboose5937 They mean that the clauses disavowing slavery were appropriate in their letter to the king since slavery was law&leval in England. Don’t be so stiff.

[@JGW845]

At the time of his death Jefferson owned 600 slaves, most of whom were sold to pay off his many debts.

[@maryb1923]

@@JGW845 and so?

[@Jerhyn7]

@@JGW845 And had children by one. Who are still not recognized as family

[@jomamasophat8973]

As an American, I say you all can be honorary US citizens. Love how y'all love 🇺🇸!!!! You guys rock 🤘🏼 I love 🇳🇿 too!!!

[@sheuerman23]

The yellow land is Spain

[@section1595]

Agreed

[@thetruth3768]

they know more about USA than most American citizens

[@bobbobb4804]

@@sheuerman23 and France

[@harrystones2522]

@@thetruth3768 True dude we are so dumb here

[@alanwylie7207]

I like how oversimplified can get very serious, but he’s very family friendly no cursing just the facts with a lot of comedy Mix in

[@2ukidz64]

You have a beautiful family and its awesome your teaching your children true history.. Congrats on 500k subscribers.. keep going!

[@darkether1170]

The whole world has been involved in slavery for thousands of years, and in many places there are still slaves. The term slave comes from a group in Europe that was frequently enslaved by others - the Slavs. There seems to be the idea amongst some people that slavery only was really a thing in America, which is obviously wrong. Perhaps because the civil war was such a momentous event that it leads some to think that way. There were enough people willing to take up arms to see the cause of freedom advanced, and American fought American, including at times their own relatives, to put things right. We should be as adamant now as they were then to see that the practice is brought to an end around the world. It, sadly, is not just a thing of the past.

[@watchmanschannelofdespair]

Exactly.

[@michaelfrench4153]

Well and look at the Irish and they had to come to America to slave-like conditions as bond servants and they were cheap so they were treated horribly (not saying that African slaves were treated much better if at all) but realize. They came here to get away from how England treated them. And they had it better in America. Over 8,000 Irishmen died clearing out the swamp in New Orleans. So like you said. It wasn't unique to one group or another just that it was super high profile at this time. Especially down south.

[@robertjrhankins8210]

American Chattel Slavery as brutal as it was has just evolved through the 13th Amendment's inclusion; which has further cascaded downward thanks in part to mass incarceration. The '94 Crime Bill helped solidify Mass Incarceration since we mainly jail for private profit interests and dirt cheap labor for multiple corporate interests now.

[@patrickturner824]

@@michaelfrench4153 sounds like ya tryna make excuses 😂 hitler is being remembered as a monster America should too!

[@michaelfrench4153]

@@patrickturner824 I was not making excuses. Quite the opposite. I'm saying that slavery is wrong no matter the form or who does it. And you just proved your ignorance by comparing America to Hitler. If you are an American I am ashamed to be from the same country as you.

[@snappyintentions9354]

Oh my goodness, your family is awesome!!!! I know very little about New Zealand, but your genuine interest in learning about my country encourages me to learn more about yours.

[@wandamedlyn8942]

My great grand father fought in the civil war for the union.He got the tip of his chin shot off.Also One time he was so sick that a coffin was built to him.God had other plans for him .He survived and became a Baptist minister.He lived to the age of 98 .

[@theta4242]

Slaves weren't "stolen" from Africa by America. Most Africans on the west coast of Africa already had slaves of their own so when Europeans sailed to Africa with manufactured goods to trade for slaves in which Europe then traded with America (only about 5% of those slaves were shipped directly to America from Europeans) for raw materials that Europe would make into more manufactured goods, so they could keep the triangle trade going. Most of the African slaves (like 40%+) ended up in Cuba and those surrounding islands below America.

[@gregoryeverson741]

Many also went to South America

[@briancampbell1645]

To this day, many Southern towns and cities are still named after General McClellan, the best Northern General the South ever had.

[@dearinghoward]

My town in Louisiana is named after general lee. Leesville Louisiana

[@griffithdidnothingwrong8779]

@Kalda Forn why rename it after a traitor?

[@dj11o9er]

@@griffithdidnothingwrong8779 That's like asking 'why not tear down these statues of confederate generals?'

[@Strawberry-12.]

On the other hand the Best southern general the north had was General Thomas

[@docducttape9270]

@@dj11o9er Because it's American history. 🤔

[@xXbaker1025Xx]

I'm not a huge react channel person, but I love when channels will watch historical content about other countries. Coming from America, I love seeing other countries watch this video because it explains why the emphasis of racial diversity and equality is still such a hotly debated topic in our country.

[@jennyarriola324]

As far as my kin who emigrated and has lived in the US since the 80s, it's only a hotly debated issue amongst liberals and "wokes" who constantly try to make every single problem in America tied up to race 🤷

[@wanderingheidi]

I do too! I love how they share their impressions of our history. Learning about other countries is important. Funny how your comment garnered a divisive comment that proves your point.

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

@@jennyarriola324 Hotly debated usually means the news is using it for political and financial gain more than anything. I can't remember that last time a normal person brought it up.

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@jennyarriola324 true

[@thatoneguy9666]

@@jennyarriola324 there’s still quite a bit of racism here and there though

[@vanlyfe8001]

I am new to your channel. I am enjoying it. Thanks. It is a wonderful thing to see the entire family learning about the good and the bad, the world over. To create conversation. I am in the state of California.

[@aurorawatts8690]

This video, I have seen at least 10 times, but the thing that really makes me laugh is seeing you guys laughing. Keep up the great content!!

[@cyndianderson7056]

My great, great grandfather fought for the Union. Btw, thank you for taking an interest in American history. It's brutal. We just need to teach our children to be the best humans they can be. And hope it sticks.

[@jeffburnham6611]

As it just happened, Minnesota was the first state to send 1000 volunteers to answer Lincoln's call to raise 75000 troops. The Governor at the time, Alexander Ramsey, was in Washington when Lincoln issued the call to raise volunteers, and Ramsey immediately volunteered the 1st Mn. The 1st Mn took part in a large number of the battles during the early war years, but their most noteworthy contribution happened on day 2 of the Battle of Gettysburg. Gen Hancock, seeing the Union lines faltering and a hole opening, immediately ordered the men of the 1st Mn to charge head first into the fight. There were 262 men that carried out this bayonet charge, they threw back 2 confederate brigades in the process. In less than 5 mins of fighting, the 1st Mn suffered 82% casualties, 215 men were killed or wounded but they bought the time hancock needed to rush more union soldiers in to prevent a breakthrough.

[@drgbfh44]

Wow my great great great grandfather fought for the confederates. (!I do not support anything he fought for he is my ancestor I was not alive then I had no choice in what he did!)

[@cyndianderson7056]

@@drgbfh44 well, yeah. We have no control over what our ancestors did. We just have to live in the now and do the best we can. Do better. Be better. I would never blame anyone for something they had no control over. Some people do, and it baffles me. I'm sure there were good and bad on both sides.

[@will5741]

Yea well sadly most schools don't teach the horrors of American history and try to just teach the good parts. Like the worst thing most schools teach the US did was slavery, usually completely ignoring FDR was a hypocrite (he hated the concentration camps but meanwhile makes concentration camps), we blamed countries for stuff we did, violated the constitution many many times.

[@JGW845]

@@drgbfh44 My GGF was in the Confederate Army, a South Carolina volunteer. He was captured and interned at Richmond where he died of measles in 1863. The everyday Southerns of that time were not that well educated and mostly believed they were fighting for "states rights" and that the Union had invaded the South. Few were slave owners. In fact if a man was "drafted" he could pay another to serve in his place. In many ways they seem much like the Trump and QAnon conspiracy advocates of today. Those with actual stakes in preserving slavery were the wealthy elites of the South, many of whom were high ranking officers. Remember how we got suckered into invading Iraq? Phamtom WMD's? Still works over a century later.

[@80sGamerLady]

My hometown was around Manassas and Bull Run. If you walk around fields and woods, you can sometimes find buckshots laying around from the Civil War still, along with artifacts (belt buckles etc) It was pretty brutal and sometimes people died and stayed where they laid.

[@cindylawrence1200]

I too have seen civil war and Native American artifacts about 25 miles south of Atlanta.

[@sweetlovinz]

Where abouts? I'm in Winchester!

[@dianaguenzler2897]

Gettysburg National Military Park is a fantastic place for a reenactment of a Civil War Battlefield. The National Civil War museum is down the road in Harrisburg PA. I just visited the Battlefield in Vickburg, MS. All are great places to visit for a US History buff as I am.

[@danjquiroz]

OMG I cannot focus when you got this prefect lil ween in the shot just looking for loves. OMG that is a cute ass dog.

[@larrytate6532]

Being a Southerner; I can safely say, that the issues still reverberate all these many years later with opinions still debated on each side. Slavery was/is an immoral issue that still has deep seeded feelings on both sides.

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

Respectfully it must only be the older crowd. As far as I know anybody around my age and younger wholeheartedly agree that slavery was a bad thing and it should have never happened. No one at least the many people have I've talked to has argued that slavery was a good thing. So it has to be those people that are over 30 which seem to be the bulk of a lot of the problems we have in this country. The older crowd.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

I don't know I live in Virginia and I have lived in Georgia and Texas as well and the most racism I've ever seen was actually living in Hawaii because the locals really didn't like Hawaiians and they were very pretty racist against black and white people and called us houlies which are foreigners.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

The thing is that at one time the Democrats were in the South and sometime around 1970 they switched and the Democrats moved up north and the Republicans moved South.. it's kind of interesting how the US map went and it changed but I think that a lot of the industrialists from up North moved South around 1970 because the land is cheaper and the taxes are cheaper plus it's environmentally and better because it's warmer and you don't get .2-;3 ft of snow all the time.

[@lmfao5411]

@@montrelouisebohon-harris7023 The only shift that happened was democrats were the conservatives of their day and republicans were the progressives. Now, republicans are the "conservatives" (and I'm using this quite loosely, seeing as how they still love starting wars, just as democrats do), and with the Overton Window shift to the left, the democrats are now essentially neo-marxists.

[@SpenceJS87]

@@lmfao5411 'neo-marxists'? lmao, what?

[@keerthikjangala4473]

Absolutely love your dogs reaction when baby Lincoln started crying ❤️❤️ 1:34

[@oneiro7022]

The whole exchange that happened at 19:30 is a reference to the movie Goodfellas, a movie about the Italian mafia in the US. I highly recommend watching it if you haven't yet, though it's not for the kids. 😉 I think it's on Netflix

[@lovegrace4084]

Hi @Your New Zealand Family! Thanks for doing this video. I’m from the Kentucky side of the Cumberland Gap ( look up Cumberland Gap three states border each other) it was a strong hold needed to control the war. Another fun fact , General Robert E Lee was a close relative in my family.

[@ericmichael0101]

Educating children the right way. Absolutely beautiful.

[@darrellh4161]

By watching a cartoon about 600,000 dead?

[@justinmcgough3958]

@Kalda Forn If your able to give information to a child in a fun and engaging way such that they retain the knowledge and have a passion to learn more, then you thought the right way.

[@justinmcgough3958]

​@Kalda Forn I think we're looking at two different things here where you are focused more on the content being thought while I'm looking at how the content is being delivered. I think a video format like this is a really good form of teaching. As for the content in the video, I won't deny that there are biases here and missing points, but the gist of the channel is "oversimplified" and the creator is just one guy. All in all I still think his format of videos is good for educating and for a general idea of went down in the civil war.

[@AshLee92490]

@Kalda Forn Biased? As opposed to the textbooks that are used and taught in schools that are filled with bullshit?...

[@you_can_call_me_T]

I'm thoroughly convinced that many comments like this one are planted by the people/institutions/companies that benefit/profit from Americans being constantly at odds with each other. Because a comment like that on a video like this is guaranteed to start a fight. People start bickering back and forth, and often the original commenter never makes another peep about their stance. They just light a match and watch y'all catch fire.

[@jennifergrant664]

I have ancestors that fought on each side. There's letters that read like they even fought against each other in the same battle. (2nd Battle of Bull Run) A terrible war that still stains politics and people today. Thank you for sharing your families education on different countries and cultures. 🙂💙

[@charlieeckert4321]

I have relatives on both sides as well.

[@Algebrodadio]

Same here. Some relatives fought for the south in Arkansas. At the end of the war, they fled into Oklahoma and were basically outlaws. But another relative fought for the Union in the east. He survived the corn field and the sunken road at Antietam, but lost his arm charging the bloody cut on the first day of Gettysburg.

[@lynnkain]

The same here my great, great grandfathers fought on opposite sides in the Battle above the Clouds - Chattanooga.

[@1177kc]

We reportedly had a great great great uncle that fought Conferate at Shiloh while his 2 brothers were there on the Union side. I can’t find records of this . Almost all of my ancestors were Union.

[@notashroom]

Same here. My mother's grandfathers fought on opposite sides of the Battle of Atlanta, despite being born and raised in neighboring counties in North Carolina. Her father's father fought for the Union and was a POW in Andersonville. It took him two years to walk home after the war ended, and he found his wife had assumed him dead and taken a new husband, so he got a new wife and had the second half of his 17 children (my grandfather was the youngest).

[@rs-ye7kw]

One scene seemed to confuse your entire family. It was a take- off of a famous scene in the 1990 movie "Goodfellas" when Lincoln asks "you think I'm funny? Funny how? How am I funny".

[@stopthatband2612]

You guys are the best.... Me and my kids adore your channel

[@TJ-Travler]

*Hey NZFam!!! Your continued interest in American History is admirable!* I am looking forward to your Part 2 Reactions!!! Stay Safe & Healthy!!! Peace, Love & Happiness!!!

[@joeper1942]

Came across your videos and just love the amount of respect your family shows to the U.S of A

[@davidfaxon3336]

They've been given honorary American Citizenship

[@raceplayzichighidorahplayz702]

At 4:33 the yellow part is actually not free land, but spanish empire land.

[@Sdjjr87]

Hello there, I just stumbled upon your lovely family and loving these videos. Currently watching a lot of them. Regarding this video, I was born and raised near Harper's Ferry, which is in the state of West Virginia (which gained to statehood from Virginia in 1863). I grew up learning about John Brown, etc. We actually still have the battlefields here. It's considered a National Park. There's a lot of history here where I'm from.

[@aegon1targaryen208]

Love how you all are reacting to this as a family!! Oversimplified is one of my favorite history KZbin channels!!!

[@deondrej.jackson8129]

I love the fact that you guys are taking the time to not only educate yourselves on this but your children as well!

[@MrMacky-co6zn]

John Brown is prominently depicted in a huge painting inside the Kansas state house. Yes, he was a bit of a madman

[@brandonnicholson2633]

I like that this oversimplified video goes through how the issue of slavery was introduced after the war started and not at the beginning. It has often been thought of as "the war to end slavery," which might make sense in hindsight, but they didn't have that hindsight in 1861. No one would have thought of John Brown's Raid as being related to the Civil War at the time, but every account of the Civil War (even this one) awkwardly throws it in there anyway. Slavery was just one of many issues involved the southern states' decision to secede, and when Lincoln started the war at Ft. Sumter he was only concerned with preserving the union, not abolishing slavery. The video accurately shows how the war, as far as the north was concerned, wasn't really about abolition until Lincoln made it about abolition. In fact, some northern soldiers became irate when Lincoln did that, saying that they were willing to risk their lives to preserve the union, but not to buy someone else's emancipation. Of course, today people think it was all about slavery all along, but that isn't the way people saw it at the time.

[@Johnny_McClintock]

Quit spreading lies about history...South started the War not Lincoln and the south seceded because they thought Lincoln and the republicans would abolish slavery, even though Lincoln had no intention until pushed. These facts are readily available...and of course some northern soldiers didn't like fighting for emancipation because there were racists in the North and Union Army too, it was the 1860s. I suggest you read on this and watch documentaries on the war and watch a Film called "Glory" about the colored troops and see how they were called N-word by some white Union troops among other things..this was based in fact

[@brandonnicholson2633]

@@Johnny_McClintock You sound like a Lincoln apologist. But despite his reputation for being honest, Lincoln could be just as dirty and corrupt as any other politician when it was expedient to do so. Once the confederate states seceded, they had independence, which was what they really wanted. They had no need for a war--but Lincoln did. It was the only way to force them back into the Union. But he couldn't just launch a full-scale invasion of the south, because that would make him look like the bad guy. So, in the weeks leading up to the beginning of the war, he began looking for ways to goad the south into firing the first shot. At Ft. Sumter they finally took the bait, and Lincoln had his war. I have seen "Glory," but I wouldn't use it as a basis for establishing facts about the war. It's a Hollywood production, and if you're using that as a source of information, then you are bound to have plenty of misconceptions.

[@travishylton6976]

the south was the first to make it about slavery

[@shantereed]

I grew up in Georgia near Camp Lawton which was the largest union prison in the South. It was burned down by General Sherman as this area is a major route from Savannah to Atlanta. We have Georgia history in 8th grade, it’s one of the things we had to learn. It’s now a state park and one of my favorite places.

[@Ziiphyr]

Interesting to hear, I grew up in metropolitan area of Atlanta and remember Georgia history in 8th grade too. Didn’t know it was for the whole entirety of Georgia. But wasn’t Sherman’s March to the sea from Atlanta to Savannah?

[@shantereed]

@@Ziiphyr it’s definitely possible, I always get the two mixed up, but I know it’s was from one of those cities the other. Lol..

[@maryward8843]

Suggested reading for that time period, the biographies of Fredrick Douglas and Booker T. Washington. Both were born slaves, however Booker T. Was only a child when he and his family were freed, while Fredrick was much older and saw more of the cruelty in his lifetime. It’s two different perspectives from before and after the war and the consequences therein. Booker T. Is my personal favorite since he retuned to the south as an adult with a college education to help out, founding a famous college as well. Truly a lot of rich history.

[@7bootzy]

Such excellent suggestions

[@robsusername1042]

There’s a reason Booker T.’s ideologies lost out to W.E.B. DuBois, and that’s who they should read.

[@Ateezwooyoung]

And was invited by the „racist“ republican President Roosevelt into the White House, as the first Black person ever.

[@JaceFincham]

@@Ateezwooyoung Teddy was not a racist, lmao

[@maureenseel118]

It's so cool to see other people learning American history. I wish Americans would :( We lived in Baltimore and have been to many of the key locations in the war: Antietam, Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, etc.

[@BLEACH366]

Where that starts turning yellow is where the mountains start so I’m sure thats what slowed them down

[@all2easy1011]

such a dark stain on our history, but it needs to be taught and remembered so that we never repeat those mistakes. You guys are awesome and I enjoy all your videos and look forward to them.

[@lonedinosaur13]

This very well said

[@BEEMNY-zh7ew]

Sadly it's a history that many cultures practiced.

[@chaserz4201]

Some cultures still practice...I've read articles about se asia and fishing slavery.

[@lw3918]

The actual truth about it needs to be taught. Not the story that currently taught.

[@sirdavidr6064]

@@lw3918 exactly!

[@suzanneguy7009]

Im from the south i think they might have left out a little bit but i guess that is the spoils of war, right? Actually there was slavery in Delaware, Virginia and Kansas wanting to become a slave state were northern states with slavery...more than a north or south war it was a political 2 party war. There were families t gat brother fought against brother. Lincoln was the first republican. I think its amazing you are learning about America and i enjoy seeing your reaction. You have a nice family.

[@wolfdesikan1766]

And the emancipation proclamation didn't apply to Kentucky, Tennessee, or West by God Virginia.

[@christianseibold3369]

Uh, no, it's wasn't quite a 2 party war, as the democratic-republicans split between northern and southern (something this video conveniently brushes over, even though it does mention the "Southern Democrats"). Northern Democratic-Republicans were anti-slavery, Southern Democratic-Republicans were pro-slavery. After the war, the Democratic-Republican dies out and the modern Democratic and Republican parties are created, which leads to a southern modern democrat signing the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts much later on. To add more context, the Democratic and Republican parties were actually part of the same party - the "Democratic-Republican party"! They often called themselves "Republicans", and Federalists called them "Democrats", whereas historians now call them the "Jeffersonian Republicans". They had factions: moderates, radicals, and the "Old Republicans" that were for states rights. The Democratic-Republican party was originally created in opposition to the Federalists, and it included Jefferson and Madison.. Then this party splits into the Whigs (formerly called the National Republicans) and the Democrats, and the Whigs later basically become the modern Republican party. By the time of the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts, the Republican party became the party of the south that was anti-voting rights and anti-civil rights, and the Democratic Party became the party of civil rights and voting rights, and we can still see this today now that the Republican Party has become the Trump party, the party that lies about elections, the party that tries to overturn and dismiss people's votes on a multi-state level in our courts system, the party that can't even admit that the Civil War was about slavery, and the party currently arguing for presidential immunity at the supreme court level. Oh how far they have fallen from Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter how good the Republican party used to be in the times of Lincoln now that it has been marred by the Trump cult.

[@matthewmurray1857]

At 4:40 some of the yellow was French some was Spain's and some was wild and had Indian tribes. When the" Louisiana purchase" happened America bought the middle section of the current US land from France I think it was states like Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Kansas Nebraska and a few more

[@Toco59]

I noticed none of you got when Lincoln said" I'm funny how, ? Like a clown.? ' is from the movie Goodfellas, I thought y'all was gonna 😂 but, you didn't get it. Great ganster movie btw. You would love it Sam.❤ your family, and enjoy your videos

[@sircartier588]

Just found out about you guys and you guys have been keeping me entertained this week. Keep it up !!

[@nickmanzo8459]

The Declaration of Independence was altered to remove the anti-slavery clause because the southern states were threatening to withdraw support for the Revolution it it wasn’t removed. I’d suggest watching the movie 1776 for a sort’ve dramatic representation of that.

[@JGW845]

Of course "movies" are always the best source for obtaining accurate historical facts............ Libraries and books are a waste of time.

[@therambler3055]

That’s not true because at that time all 13 colonies were slave holding states and New England at that time was the only region actually it was the only region of the country that got a lot of its money from the actual Atlantic Slave trade

[@nickmanzo8459]

@@JGW845 hence why I said it was a dramatic representation, of course it’s not what actually happened. The truth is, we don’t know exactly what was said because no minutes of those meetings survived. In the meantime, what’s wrong with recommending a good movie?

[@JGW845]

@@nickmanzo8459 Nothing wrong with a good film so long as it is understood that it is, at best, a dramatization of historic events and not an accurate representation. Citing a film as an historic reference is not unlike saying you are an expert because you stayed at a "Holinite Inn Express' last night. (Excuse the pun.)

[@JGW845]

@@therambler3055 The first enslaved people brought to the colonies were brought to New England but soon died due to the weather. Ever shrewd, the New England captains began a triangular route. First sailing to England with goods made in the Colonies, sugar, tobacco, cotton, indigo rum, and other crops from the Southern Colonies (more later). Selling those cargoes in England for gold and trade goods, they set out for the African "Slave Coast." Note that slave trade in Africa had been going on for centuries before Europeans colonized North and South America. It was to the Africans simply a new market. Exchanging gold and trade goods for a human cargo, the (now) slave ships sailed for South and North America as well as the West Indies where they sold and exchanged their human cargoes for (the aforementioned) sugar, tobacco, cotton, indigo, rum, etc., the cash crops of the "New World." Upon return to New England they would sell/exchange all or part of their cargoes of cash crops for finished goods before beginning the round trip again. The "importation of new slaves into the US" was banned in 1808 but it did not slow the slave trade down one whit. Then they simply limited their "sales territory" to South America and the West Indies although smuggling slaves into the Southern states persisted.

[@dca1940]

19:31 Such a slick Goodfellas reference, I love it

[@ExUmbra117]

10:00 they weren’t stolen from their homelands, they were captured and sold by their own people in west africa to Europeans. A common currency used to purchase them were the cowrie shells originating in the Maldive islands.

[@0mg1tsbatman87]

That's a long way to say they were stolen from their homelands.

[@alexdelorio1193]

Their point is that it was Africans that sold rival Africans to Europeans during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. There's a common misconception that Europeans came over and just kidnapped Africans on their own when this is largely false. To say they were stolen from their homelands would imply that other Africans didn't sell their prisoners of war to Europeans when they in fact did. @@0mg1tsbatman87

[@mishawnuodo1]

One tribe is not the same people as another tribe. Just because their heritage and ancestry was stolen from them doesn't mean you get to lump them all into one people.

[@Cardboardbocs]

hahah awww you still buy that one huh? awwww thats so cute

[@ExUmbra117]

@@Cardboardbocs No I don’t buy them, just my ancestors.

[@joycemchristiansen6557]

What a great education you are giving your children. I admire you very much. Joyce from Bullhead City, Arizona.

[@mickeyreed6338]

The north had slaves. This is sounding like the south was the only place slaves existed. Also, slavery was prevalent in Europe. Slavery still exists in Africa and probably many other countries.

[@Tennessee968]

It's as if world history only began in 1776. Right?

[@colaw77]

Yes, and many Irish and even English were brought to N. America and Australia as slaves, and were mistreated badly. This was years before the African slave trade brought the first slaves to this country, starting after the 1798 Irish Rebellion. Unfortunately, slavery goes way back in history, all over the world, involving all different groups of people. That's definitely not what most think, however. The focus has become only focused on one piece of all that happened, making it used as a divisive tactic to stir people up. Instead, it would be more helpful to focus on how our country was the first (I would need to do more research to be certain we were the first ever to do so) end slavery and work on improving/backing up the "All men are created equal" that our country was founded on.

[@milesdixon9267]

@@colaw77 yet even these Irishmen even treated african Americans like shit as well. The irish had more rights than African Americans. I hate when people try to downplay the evil shit that America did to African Americans and still do. Irish had it bad but African Americans had it way worse.

[@blackkatt777]

@@colaw77 "All men are created equal" did not include slaves.

[@keepinitkawaii]

Wait, so because slavery existed in other counties, we shouldn't learn about American slavery? I dont understand why people say "yeah well so and so had slaves too" as if that somehow makes it less bad or suddenly irrelevant.

[@annarichter3690]

I grew up with Lincoln's great great (x whatever) grandkids. Their grandmother came and talked to our class about it. Definitely a president to be proud of.

[@sinisterlollypop]

Yes, the yellow part is not a part of the United States yet. Some of it belonged to France at the time, until "The Louisianna Purchase" where the US bought a huge portion of that land (which was largely wilderness).

[@422SAPD]

I don’t typically watch content that involves families having their children in the videos. But I do love the style of your videos. Teaching your children as a family and watching them absorb it and be able to ask for clarification is great not just for your kids but others who watch it. You’ve earned a subscriber. I found you through the “how big is the United States” video. Thats where I’m from. Texas. If you ever need any info or pics from here let me know and I can try to help. Hint for the kids, I live in the city where the Alamo is!

[@TheNeonParadox]

I love Oversimplified. This video demonstrates why. Look how engaged both of your kids were for like a half-hour video. Just warms my history nerd of a soul to see kids showing interest in history. I suggest Overly Sarcastic Productions if you ever want to get them interested in classic literature or mythology. Similar style with different topics. 🙂

[@BananaMellor]

This might've been answered already but the yellow part of North America on that map was originally Spanish land, some of which changed hands to the French and was sold to America when France gave up its holdings. Before the events leading up to the Civil War, Mexico gained its independence and allowed Americans to immigrate to Texas. For Americans, we might see it as ironic that Americans flooded into Mexico-owned Texas and caused them to break away. Part of America's war with Mexico was helping Texas to gain its independence, which ultimately led to America taking lands up to the Pacific and allowing Texas to join the union. It's also kind of interesting how you can see several territories exist during this time, which have different borders to modern US States, and I think the animators also tried to illustrate the borders differently for States in the union vs US-held territories that were not yet states.

[@johnfoster9793]

The Yellow part means U.S. Territory, meaning they weren't states yet. The civil war happened between 1861 and 1865, meaning the U.S. already had the Louisiana Territory (purchased from France), Florida (purchased from Spain), Mexican Cession (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Colorado. From Mexico), Oregon Territory (purchased from Britain), Minnesota Territory (From Britain), and the joining of Texas in 1845.

[@lameliberal5600]

To add some information. When it says North "Free States" it's not entirely true. The north participated quite a bit in slavery (The north was first to legalize it in Massachusetts, and it was fairly prominent in NY), although it seemed to fade quicker as they became more industrialized. The North still was very active in profiting from trading slaves into the south. During the Civil war, Slavery still existed in the north and the Emancipation proclamation didn't apply to those bordering states (Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia) that were part of the Union (North). It only applied to places where the Union had no control (Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation didn't even apply to captured confederate territories). This is why it's believed that Lincoln's move was entirely a military move to entice southern slaves to leave the confederates to fight for the union. This military move EXACTLY resembles Dunmore's Proclamation during our battle for Independence from Great Britain. Lord Dunmore had promised freedom to enslaved workers of Rebels (the US Continental Army), of which around 20k enslaved fled and took up arms along side Britain. The States Rights vs Federal Rights argument. According to Article 1, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution Federal Taxes were meant to be uniform throughout the colonies. However, the south saw this as discriminatory considering a tax on cotton and cottonseed oil was basically only farmed in the south. Protective Tariffs (Specifically, The Black Tariff) during this time also favored the North which forced the South to buy expensive products from the North rather than having optional competitive prices from abroad. Overall, the South felt that federal laws promoted the North and siphoned money out of the Southern Economy. The dependency on slavery was still mainstream in the south as the economy was still agricultural-based. Considering 1789 when these colonies or independent states came together to voluntarily form a nation - they also felt they should be able to secede. As time went on, Southern states felt up till the civil war that they were increasingly losing their right to self govern independently from a federal government. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made it the responsibility of the captors and the government to return slaves, regardless if they were caught in a "free state". Which was ironic because this was federal influence to the souths "states rights". And a returning of slaves to slave owners even if in a "free state". "The clause...reprobating the enslaving the inhabitants of Africa, was struck out in compliance to South Carolina and Georgia, who had never attempted to restrain the importation of slaves, and who on the contrary still wished to continue it. Our Northern brethren also I believe felt a little tender under these censures; for tho' their people have very few slaves themselves, yet they had been pretty considerable carriers of them to others.” - Jefferson on why he left out the condemnation of slavery. Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist, nor did he believe in blacks and whites being equal, he even declared "I have no inclination to do so" in regards to interfering with existing slavery. There's a lot more to all this, but... You're probably bored. And so am I. :) Nice video!

[@JGW845]

Not well known is that there were many absentee owners in the North who owned land and slaves in the South.

[@timothymoore6341]

Lincoln earned his name Honest Abe! He didn't lie about how he felt about black Americans. He didn't free the slaves because he thought it was wrong, he freed them to bring the rebel states back to the Union. Slavery is what built America.

[@JGW845]

Excerpt from Lincoln's letter to Horace Greeley of August 22, 1862: "I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be “the Union as it was.” If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views." (Full text here: housedivided.dickinson.edu/sites/lincoln/letter-to-horace-greeley-august-22-1862/) While the South claimed secession was about "states' rights, it was in fact about preserving slavery. While the North claimed the conflict was about the abolition of slavery, that was never Lincoln's primary motivation. Lincoln realized that divided into two countries made both vulnerable to foreign influence or outright takeover. He had the vision to understand that preserving the Union was the best and only way forward to ensure the success and progress of the United States. Lincoln did resort to using the abolition of slavery leading up to the 1864 election for political gain though his primary focus throughout was preserving the Union.

[@JGW845]

African slaves were first introduced into the northern British American Colonies but the harsh weather resulted in massive illness and deaths. It was a massive failure. Ever resourceful, the captains and owners of the New England slave ships (fleet) sought new "market opportunities" with the planters in the southern colonies and the West Indies. Even after the importation of slaves into the US was banned in 1808 the slaving fleet continued to sail from New England ports carrying cargoes of American goods and cash crops to sell in England for cash. From England they sailed to the "Slave Coast" of Africa to take on a human cargo for trade in South America and the West Indies, exchanging the enslaved people for sugar, tobacco, indigo, rum, gold, etc. After stopping there they stopped in the southern US ports to trade and buy more trade goods before returning to New England.

[@LisaLynn71]

These history videos you watch bring back memories of when I was in school, We used to watch similar ones in class and get tested on them later, I'm glad you're all sharing in the experience, Learning is never a bad thing..

[@colleenweisbrich5463]

Funny note, the part where Lincoln says, "funny how," is from a movie. Its a conversation between Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. I think the name of the movie was GOODFELLAS

[@JdDiehl]

An excellent film you guys should watch is "Lincoln". It's an excellent film that tells the story of Lincoln's resolve in bringing an end to slavery, and winning the Civil War

[@clinthowe7629]

The US didn’t gain possession of the former Mexican territories of Texas, New Mexico and California until about 1848, then with the Gadsden purchase in 1854 where they bought the southern part of Arizona, by that time the country was made up of the same borders as the present day

[@mehicanbls1526]

@@anthonyramirez9003 how long you think it would have stayed that way

[@tradcathgroyper7411]

@@Navajonchrist1899 I saw no negative words.

[@lawtraf8008]

@@anthonyramirez9003 He's native, he doesn't believe in jesus

[@angelvergara1816]

@@anthonyramirez9003 Jesus was a Judean Jew and the Bible never said the color of his skin cuz that is non important. And Catholicism was invented by the Romans who created the Catholic Church which is different from the Christianity practiced by the Israelites.

[@angelvergara1816]

@@anthonyramirez9003 The Roman Catholics made those pictures of Jesus and who knows if they are actually true. And what’s your obsession with race? What would be the difference if Jesus was white, black, or Asian? But Jesus was probably a brown man because of where he lived at the time.

[@starrdemerest2156]

As a Southern man, this was powerful. There was a lot more to it, but y'all's reaction was great. Love from South Carolina. ❤️

[@adamskeans2515]

well the name of the video is "oversimplified" doy

[@jimmybright7579]

What up ...from a.c

[@wavewasher3894]

hey I'm from SC too

[@DennisDA]

At 4:25 the land to my left belonged to Spain who sold it to France, Bonaparte sold it to us in the early 1800s. The area now Florida still belonged to Spain.

[@jeff__w]

Quite honestly, your kids are old enough and sophisticated enough to watch Ken Burns’s famed epic nine-part series _The Civil War_ (1990), easily one of the best-known documentaries, if not _the_ best-known, in the US-very moving and very watchable. It’s available online and you can actually find several episodes available for free.

[@TarotLadyLissa]

I’d love to see you guys dive into NZs history. Mainly because I want to learn more but also to see how much your kids already know. Your kids seem really smart, so maybe this 39yo woman can learn some history from the kiddos! Lmao

[@sunshinemerlot9790]

@28.55. Actually the video is incorrect. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in the Southern border states. The rest of the slaves were not technically free until the 13th Amendment was passed in January 1965. Even then, most slaves in the most southern states did not know their fate for months afterwards including those in Texas who did not know until June. This occasion is called "Juneteenth" and it became our newest federal holiday this year.

[@beautifulbliss5883]

Did you know there were Native American tribes that owned slaves that prolonged the war? That's why the Union had to stay in the Southern Democrat states for 10 more years even after the war was over.The Cherokee's, Chickasaw for example. Rich black families also owned slaves like William Ellison who was a former slave then became the master of slaves. No matter what race, we all got blood on our hands.

[@Robertz1986]

Actually, the emancipation proclamation applied to all states in rebellion at the time of the proclamation. It actually didn't apply to the four Union slave states, nor to I believe Tennessee which was effectively subjugated at that point, but it did apply to the rest. Obviously though, it wasn't enforceable in those areas yet, as they were still not under the military control of the US federal government.

[@MillerEP1]

A couple of points, I know I'm stumbling on this almost a year late but: 1) Great video, lovely family 2) The "You think I'm funny, like a clown, funny how" bit is a joke from the movie Goodfellas 3) The I didn't lose, I failed to win" quote is real 4) The guy whose house got caught up in the war, only to flee and get caught again, only to flee and get caught again (the Martha joke), is true too. 5) Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration Of Independence, and he did indeed condemn slavery despite being a slave owner himself, but he only removed it after vigorous debate later when it was voted that the question of Independence had to be unanimous among the 13 Colonies. In order to win the South's vote for Independence, he agreed to have it removed. A decent representation of this debate is done in the Musical/Movie "1776." You should watch it, it's pretty great, but yes it is a terrible tragedy it was removed, but it was that or America was going to die on the vine. 6) Texas is Great, y'all should visit and have Brisket.

[@26WMID]

4:23 that landmass is New Spain, soon to become the Mexican Empire. New Spain is a Spanish Colonial Territory, and in many videos that revolve around maps like these, Spain is usually yellow. White in these maps for mapping videos like this are white or grey. Another example is how Canada is red, because red signifies the British Empire and United Kingdom on most Oversimplified maps and mapping video maps. After that, the next map you ask why is it all blue now. That was earned from the Spanish-American war. In oversimplified videos, unexplored territories are satellite images, not white like some videos similar.

[@grizzlybearstorm5223]

At the end, you guys got Thomas Jefferson and Benedict Arnold mixed up. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence while Benedict Arnold was the guy who switched sides; not the same person. I think it’s awesome that you guys are so interested in American History, makes me want to learn more about New Zealand! Keep it up!

[@lindsaymcbride3529]

I hope you guys watch the movie "GLORY" starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.....you don't have to do a reaction video but it's soooo good and it covers a lot of the things you guys have knowledge about in U.S. history. P.S. I love you guys!

[@drewdurbin4968]

Great film..although it Virtue signals a bit to much...and misses the point of why the 54th was such an important regiment. But that's to be expected as movies aren't really designed to be accurate historical records. In fact if they go to heavy on accuracy as say Gods and generals did where much of the dialogue is verbatim to actual events and it made for a really boring.

[@owenscorning7772]

@@drewdurbin4968 yes some of gods and generals dialogue is verbatim, that doesnt mean its necessarily historically accurate lmao. many parts of it are ridiculous

[@benyfrank4390]

Hi I am Benjamin from Minnesota hope we can be friends

[@raeannaroylance5401]

Your family is so lovely!❤️

[@SJActress]

Something I think your family may find interesting is how the facts of the Civil War were conveyed to me depending on where I lived. I grew up in Ohio (Union) but briefly moved to Texas (Confederacy) when I was 10-12 years old. This is the age range where Americans learn US history in school. Factually, the North prevailed. In Ohio, I was taught that Grant defeated Lee and Lee surrendered. In Texas, I was taught that Lee "came to an amicable consensus" with Grant. Even today, the history of the US has universally accepted dates of occurrences, but how they're portrayed wildly differs from region to region. It's a bigly large country.

[@SJActress]

Also, the main "issue" is characterized differently. In the North, we're taught that SLAVERY was the issue. In the South, we're taught STATES RIGHTS V. FEDERAL RIGHTS is the issue (which trumps the other). I think the fact that the US is still dealing with racial discrimination and no state is asserting authority over the federal government is indicative of what the Civil War was REALLY about.

[@yashjoseph3544]

@@SJActress The war was really about slavery.

[@jannix4548]

Another thing to keep in mind that back then America had little to no Nationalism towards the country. People fought more for their state. Alot of the people where just supporting their state and home.

[@davidcosta2244]

The civil war is considered to be American nationalism, because it defined what an American was in much the same way as the nationalism movements in European countries.

[@treetopjones737]

@Kalda Forn The confederate side of it was a failure.

[@dianesmith7208]

Seems that it’s going that way again no thanks to covid19. Or should we thank it? Perhaps since our federal gov seems to be authoritarian in nature (no real difference in parties), more regular citizens are finally realizing it HAS to start locally. The Pres actually doesn’t have as much power as we think. More folks realize that the states have their OWN constitutions and the federal gov can’t supersede that without massive reason behind it. Like covid19 restrictions. Pres Trump suggested that management of covid19 should be done by the states themselves as only they truly knew how to care for their population. He showed some sense there.

[@dragonflarefrog1424]

Wrong. The average confederate soldier knowingly and explicitly fought for white supremacy, specifically the idea that the abolishment of slavery would ruin the country as it would could integration.

[@jannix4548]

@@dragonflarefrog1424 in not saying there wasnt people that fought for that. But I'm saying that there was alot of propaganda by the rich land owners that used non educated people. They told them that the Union was another government like the British trying to control them and were trying to take away their rights. That ultimately struck a cord with alot of Southerners. There has been many other cases in history where not everyone followed these horrible ideologies. But wanted to protect their land and or freedoms and where exploited.

[@Unjust7408]

The yellow land was part of the Spanish empire. (Spain)

[@justingifford4425]

That part at 19:45 was a goodfellas reference. It’s a masterpiece of a movie that you should watch.

[@aaroncortright9860]

there is a movie called Gettysburg you really should watch, it was mostly shot where it actually happened and shows what it was really like in the American civil war

[@beneaththesurface1569]

I kind of missed your history reactions. Well, New Zealand has now one of the toughest times in history but I believe we'll get out of this. I feel so sorry for you innocent hearted people, stay strong.

[@mariewagner5283]

Been waiting for y'all to do this one! :) I'm from a history buff family (both sides). My mom actually works in a history museum & archives & would often bring us kids with her to work on Saturdays. We got to read newspaper clippings from the 1800s as we helped volunteers glue and catalogue them. We played in the kids area with the hoops skirts and fake horse drawn wagon. Needless to say, I'm a big believer in people digging deep into history and the history of other nations. Good on ya, mates, for giving Atlanta & Denz a priceless gift !

[@weeyummybmp7693]

the North had slaves - but it was the South that needed the slaves to do the physical labour -- the North depended on factories and automation - but they did have slaves- but they also had abolisinists in the north.

[@gaelicgirl1021]

To answer your question, Do servers pay tax on tips? Yes, servers pay tax on the tip you leave. If you make it to Tucson, AZ, Sonoran dogs are worth the try. Visit Sabino Canyon and the Sonoran National Park South. Drive through Gates Pass to get there. Enjoy your trip to the US. My son spent a year in NZ. He loved it.