The Real Reason Behind the American Civil War

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#Documentary #CivilWar #Slavery

[rramos]

Nah man, it’s because the South was run by vampires who wanted their own country. And they opposed Abe Lincoln becoming president, since he had a personal vendetta against vampires.

[boarfaceswinejaw]

"the allure of being an elite planter was enough to keep the majority invested in the system."
ah yes, the temporarily embarrassed billionaire syndrome. so glad thats gone.

[GregMcNeish]

"... our property worth four billions of money..." is my new favourite phrase.

[sidp]

I have to ask since you guys are doing conflicts in the 19th and 20th century which series will the Crimean war be part of will it be part of the Ottoman series I feel like since the Ottomans were less involved in the main fighting of the series with the exception of the beginning such as the battle of Sinope it was more of a Russo Franco British conflict that took place. I hope you guys do it the siege of Sebastopol incredible more people went down from disease, then actual war and of course we can’t forget the famous charge of the British light brigade and the rise of Florence Nild the Red Cross.

[SirCracter]

I can't remember the exact phrasing or source of a quote about the cause of the American Civil War but it went something like this:
"When you first learn about the Civil War you heard it was about slavery. When you read deeper you discover there were multiple factors that lead to it. When you read deeper into those factors you learn it was all about slavery."

[stevefromwork]

the civil war series is gonna be amazing. Shout out to warhawk for an amazing civil war series.

[CrushedFemur]

The best thing my high school history teacher did (in the rural South) was require us to read the secession documents. The fact that all but 1 or 2 directly name slavery, (and the 1 or 2 that don't gesture towards it) was the nail in the coffin for many "the South will rise again" types in my school

[niall_sanderson]

I love how you come right out of the gate saying that the main cause was southern states wanting to keep their slaves. There really isn’t any ambiguity there

[gleitsonSalles]

As a Brazilian, we see the consequences of Slavery to this day. I think in the US it's the same...

[lordoblivion]

True watcher know the original title gang.








"yes, it was slavery"

[SpoopySquid]

_My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic_ lasted longer than the Confederacy

[spookyboi]

I've been waiting for this, but there are a few things to add. There were multiple forts and federal properties that were taken by the South before the seige of Ft. Sumter, mostly in the deep south. The emancipation Proclamation did not free the enslaved population. That was the 13th amendment. The EP ensured freedom for the enslaved people in the rebellion states only. Lastly, the war goal of the North was to reunite the North with the rebelling states. Lincoln and his administration were careful not to recognize the Confederacy as a seperate entity and that there were rebels within those states that were fighting, not the states or legislature themselves.

[the_feedle]

This is the biggest and best "states rights to what ?"-response

[vwnclubb]

Every white Southerner I ever asked about what was the cause of the Civil War, the universal reply I always got was that it was about "States rights" and not slavery.

[valmid]

*“~John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave; His soul is marching on~!”*

Can’t wait for more historical content from this channel!

[CC]

Fear of truth is the worst form of cowardice.

[ORO]

I read the title and thought: “oooh this can’t be good”. But I appreciate the immediate highlight/mention that it was due to slavery lol.

[josephholland]

Bravo, Kings and Generals! That's one of the best introductions to the Civil War I've heard in a long time! Keep it up! I hope you do a series on the War of 1812 sometime.

[JohnnyElRed]

I'm going to guess based on the title: may have been something to do with slavery?

[evadd]

Stephens: I'm only guilty because you caught me. Look at the efforts of the United Daughters of the Confederacy:(UDC)