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

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Title: Lioness (Instrumental) by DayFox
Genre and Mood: Pop + Happy

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[TheInternet]

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

[allycat]

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.

[jakeand]

"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.

[griz]

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!

[carolleiter]

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

[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.”

[Georgejoneswashere]

Yellow land represents: Spanish and French North America

[ethanlong]

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.

[chrisfromshaolin]

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

[xyzcomp]

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.

[michaelmorgan]

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.

[ChuckSannel]

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

[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.

[iiTzoreo]

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

[snappyintentions]

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.

[rush_amanda]

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

[darkether]

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.

[jomamasophat]

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

[michaelhebert]

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

[elsktefan]

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!