Increasing political battles over slavery in mid 1800s | US History | Khan Academy
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Kim and Sal talk about increased tensions between slave and free states as new territory is added after Mexican-American War and from Compromise of 1850 (especially the Fugitive Slave Act). Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/slavery-and-the-civil-war/v/start-of-the-civil-war?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=UShistory Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/slavery-and-the-civil-war/v/slavery-and-missouri-compromise-in-early-1800s?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm_campaign=UShistory US history on Khan Academy: From a mosquito-ridden backwater to the world's last remaining superpower, the United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the people, for the people. Its citizens' struggle to achieve that goal is a dramatic story stretching over hundreds of years. About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content. For free. For everyone. Forever. #YouCanLearnAnything Subscribe to Khan Academy’s US History channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCurOvzSAIe84sW8zwPGHUHg?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Khan Academy: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=khanacademy
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Some historical context missing... specifically the Kansas - Nebraska Act-- importance of Dred Scott decision... the Constitutional argument on slavery as a 5th Amendment right for the owners of slaves.. the content person was more or less "winging" it without organizing the presentation of the facts-- you should revise this and do it again... California not even covered in the discussion of 1850 Compromise!
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What's interesting about watching vids like this one is that when I was in HS, I hated history. In fact, I flunked it badly. But now, I'm all curious about it, partially because I got really good at genealogy. I want to know what was going on when my ancestors were trying to make a go of things in new territories. The more I discover about my roots, the more I find that direct ancestors of mine were involved in Great Things. Civil War? Members of my ancestral line saw the conflict break the back of family in that there were members on both sides of the war, blue and grey. Two were even murdered for their beliefs and men hung for the crime. War of 1812? Three ancestral brothers were in on that deal,, and two of them were survivors of the awful Battle of Dudley's Defeat in northern Ohio. Many vivid accounts of that conflict exist to fill in the grisly details. Mexican American War? Yep. At least one, who made it as far as the Colorado River.
Oh, and Henry Clay? Isn't he related to Green Clay who was involved with Dudley's Defeat? My ancestor had a commander named Clay, I remember that much.
As regards slavery, my ancestors did own them, as far as I can tell. I also know that when freedom came, the slaves were required to take last names. Many chose to use the names of the families they felt close to, or whom had treated them kindly. I like to believe this is the reason that families of former slave ancestry have appeared with the last name I share with them. If that is so, I am pleased and proud they are numbered in my tree today.
The ill-fated battle of St. Clair, the Revolutionary War, Loudoun County Virginia, the formation of Kentucky and Indiana, the infamous Botany Bay expeditions (second wave, and the Martyred Three), the early history of Maryland and it's Kent County governmental efforts, all had members of my family present.
As I discovered each of these things, the one thing I kept wondering time and again was, what was the "world" like for them? Getting up each morning, trying to keep a farm, raise children, survive, while all the upheaval, territorial changes, calls to military action, fevered disagreements, and so forth ebbed and flowed all around them.
Above it all, how awful it must have been to be the ones to bear the brunt of Native American anger at betrayal of treaties? To also know that war, with all the bloodshed, terror, fear, and rhetoric were taking place so very close to home and hearth! Just reading old military records from that time is sobering, given what the soldiers had to endure while leaving their families to kill other people, with no training, or experience to draw from.
It makes me appreciate where we are now. and the many ways we've matured as nation, both with respect to human rights and medical science. (Don't get me going about how far we've come in THAT regard!!)
So here we sit, banging out our thoughts on the Internet, while looking back at what has gone before. My first ancestor came to the US in 1725 to look into running a tobacco plantation. That takes me from 1725, to 1825, to 1925, and soon to 2025, just ten years from now. In just 300 short years. It's a small cup to carry so much spirit in, I have to say.
All this, and when I was in HS, I couldn't find one bit of information regarding my family origins. As far as I could tell, we just appeared in the US out of nowhere. A perception that I know now is false. It's the Internet that's made all the difference, that and videos like this one.
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is it true, that Texas Revolution happen because of slavery? because Texans were afraid that Mexico would outlaw slavery. which it had since independence but, keep it legal in their territory, (which Texas was a mexican territory at time and not a state. )
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Austria.
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The Bible is pro-slavery and was used by pro-slavery propagandists.
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So the future Confederacy even committed election fraud to keep Lincoln out. They just kept piling on the crimes!
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Can you explain the war of 1812 someday please and ty
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