The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20

I love the fault in our stars

"I think it says a lot about American history that in the end, the war's outcome was ensured not just by military victories, but by a political one."

I love all Crash Course history videos, but I have so much trouble reading this sentence as something else than American exceptionalism and "only we have democracy" sort of deal.

Jefferson Davis was a democrat.

alright, so, can I just say that this person who mailed her boyfriend a dress because he would go to war is an awful person.

John, I felt your victory today, as I guessed the author of the mystery document for the second time ever!

42%

omg cactuar

Ken Burns?? Really?? I thought you said there were going to be NO jokes.....😐

Southern soldiers fought for slavery. Read their journals.

Wasn't the Civil War also caused by the secession of some Southern states?

love the mountain goats shirt

MORRILL TARIFF caused the war.

Leave it to Americans to destroy Americans better than any country in the world combined

Anyone else just watching this because it's interesting and moderately entertaining, not to mention pretty accurate?

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Listening to crash course as I work out was the best decision I’ve made all day. Thanks Crash Courae!

All separation documents from the confederate states say they were leaving because of slavery

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I love that he makes the videos interesting but... I can't remember anything he talks way too fast I really wish that you had certain questions to see if we remember it and stuff like that but I kinda wish you talked a little slower other than that your amazing 🤩😂 ty for keeping me alive in history and helping me study 😊✨

the mountain goats shirt...

The Civil War was about States' Rights... to own slaves. Slavery was, in every single way, responsible for the bloodiest conflict in American history.

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Great break down of the civil war

I enjoyed Part 1 of the Civil War episodes. I am finding it hard to get to subsequent videos on my TV/Android Box set up. It would be nice if it just autoplayed the next episode in the series.
I got the quote being Grant btw!

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I like his Mountain Goats shirt.

so Basically 70% of Southerners died or got amputated for literally nothing

Lee was more of a butcher than Grant

It is overly simplified to say that the war was about slavery. It was not. Even your quote of Lincoln exposes that the war was not all about slavery Slavery was a part of the war, but not the reason for the war.

Happy Juneteenth!!

Hey any Asian going through this video in July 2020?

Head to head, Grant inflicted more casualties upon Lee’s forces than Lee inflicted on Grant’s forces. Grant was a better General than Lee, as Grant knew how to successfully launch an invasion (Siege of Vicksburg, Petersburg, Richmond, etc.) Lee’s two invasions into the United States were unsuccessful by any measure. Grant’s generals who served under him were at least as good as any of the rebel generals. To simply say that the Rebels had better generals than the United States is simply wrong. Can it be said that particular generals weren’t as good as others (I.e. Lee was better than Pope)? Yes. Definitely.

Southern rebels knew, according to their written correspondence, that they were fighting to preserve the institution of slavery. Sure, the rhetoric was typically, “We are fighting for our rights!” ...but they knew that they fought for the right to preserve slavery, the foundation of their economy.

My only comment is that 1860 upper Canada was trying to convince the maritime provinces to join the dominion and they rejected it because it meant a loss of sovereignty.

In fact eastern "Canada" supported the south BECAUSE it feared it's loss of sovereignty.

My guess is that was the root cause - the south didn't want to join the north because it meant a loss of its own governance.

Well Abraham lincoln did suffer from depression. So in some ways he did have a battle against himself.

What was an easy question

who else is hear because of George Floyd?

"Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of those trees". I know he wanted to own slaves, but those are some comforting last words.

That man General Grant was 🐐 before MJ

wow .this guy is an idiot!!!

So why do you contradict yourself about the war being about slavery when you claim that even Lincoln wanted to downay it in the early days?