What I learned is that you need to adjust your REC volume...

Love the video, man, but you need to work on your audio. It's clipping pretty bad.

I'd like to think we all are but technically yes, I teach 11th and 12th grade in a large high school in Buffalo, NY. I also teach at the University of Buffalo, Graduate School of Education.

I screwed the pooch, I had my audio input on manual by accident. Plus Im really loud. The two together are responsible for your unfortunate medical condition. My motto now is "never again"

While I appreciate you informing me of my audio clipping mistake, I accidentally had it turned to 11 (yes mine goes one louder), I would like to give you some free advice as well..... there is no need to use such roughness when addressing someone you don't know, especially when they are seeking to make the world a teensy bit smarter. But again, I hope the shit in my other videos sounds better.

If you subscribe I promise never to make you bleed again.

Lincoln was a genius. He knew exactly "why" and "what" The South was fighting for.

This guy helped me so much with my history regents I was taking exactly same time last year.

Through AudioMicro It called "Happy Hip"

Good, but wasnt fully satisfied with the information, kept going off topic, I was hoping to really learn more about the imancipation and HOW it didnt really free the slaves, and WHAT did the IP do that was beneficial and what wasnt..etc

Thanks man, much appreciated. I'm a public school teacher making a lot of this as I go along so a lot of the technocratic video/audio stuff is part of my learning curve. I'm off to google clipping audio canon xh a1

Abraham fought the vampires (and lost) right after Jefferson signed the peace treaty with Narnia but before Monroe shut down the Vanguard theocracy growing in the Appalachians. The same theocracy that by the way cannibalized those bad boy Predaters.

Ops, sorry, I mispelled "mythology" ... i should've said "bullshit".

Maybe we should air-drop DVDs of your videos on this, the Great Society, and the New Deal into Texas. They sorely are needed. Love your channel!

where is that little tune at 3:54 from, i heard it somewhere else but not sure where. sounds familiar

Dude great vid! Way to beak it down for the slow people. It saddens me to know how many people really know nothing about the history of their country. Keep it up:) ps: I think the low-budget editing kinda thing is endearing

Im working on the video side of things, thanks though.

The reason DC has its own Proclamation. Tutored history for college freshmen. Favorite assignment was this document and this question - Who was freed by The Emancipation Proclamation?

thanks for the help Sr

Im super late to your videos but definitely going to watch them all 👍🏽

Thank you for kinda of not calling me Barney the Dinosaur. lol. And it's never to late to learn! Thanks for subbing, please share with your peeps.

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Why the South lost 1) - Gettysburgh - the Union got itself into the strongest natural postition to defend (of the war) Lee was advised to go for Washington as was his orginal intent but instead was drawn in to an attritional fight. 2) Changing view of European & especially British Empire's (who controlled gold supply) economic relations with the South vs North resource vs market (North) for British manufactured goods. Gold is the life blood of war. 3) Grant using total war split South.

You are the coolest teacher ever !!!!

Yes the Declaration of Independence, not in the rule book. And you have consent of the governed, you can vote. This only applies if you have no mechanisms to provide you with a voice. You have that so no need for the citizen militia quite yet. And I dont think Im ignorant, Im open to ideas, Ill listen to arguments and Im pretty well informed. That is like the operational defintion of not being ignorant. I may be wrong sometimes but not ignorant. Such mean words not good to provoke debate.

name of violin music at 3:51?

Great video, thanks it helped a lot!

Hey good sir I would like to know how you made your mic to sound like that I gotta know. It’s so perfect

Thanks! They might turn them into concealed weapons though, end up killing me with the shards of the broken DVD's. I'm scared.

Oh I agree. I highlight the idea that abolitionism was the fire that scared the shit out of the south. In fact I think it was the misconception that Lincoln was out to free the slaves upon election which is responsible for the war as much as economic argument. I tell the kids stink don't stink until its in your backyard.. hence the 19th century being a century where the shit began to stink and fanned by noble warrior abolitionists. Thanks for your insights! ~hiphughes

Good video, just remember to turn your volume down

I understood this basic logic at age of 14, and i was in a strongly religious family, why does majority of population fail to understand it? am i superior or are they inferior?

Thaddeus would throw up in his mouth. Good insights brother.

Damn. I had to try and learn that in books when I was a kid. Nice.

I will now use the term "THEM" I don't want no stinkin' US vs THEM war.

Hence the unfairness of the law. So as long as we have a blanket injustice than we are being equal in the way we discriminate? Wow never heard that one before. And how can ignorance fuck?

I hope my my freakish hair does not stop you from subscribing. If need be, I could wear a hat.

OK I've schooled myself, that audio shit won't happen again. Again, thanks for the advice. I just showed my wife your latest video and I think she pee pee's her pants a little bit she laughed so loud.

I think TheAmazingAtheist just did more for me in 5 seconds than I could do for myself in 5 years. Thanks... please share.

I love how this man put his gain as high as possible and is still yelling for no reason.

Thanks!!

Stems from the theory that married couples provide social and economic stability, for themselves and for whatever children they bear. The stability marriage provides alleviates the state from the responsibility of providing financial support and survival services for abandoned children, etc., etc. Marriage benefits were used as coercion to get people to officially tie the knot. And then.... no fault divorce came a-calling, and all hell broke loose. But that's another chapter in the book....

I'll keep spreading truth. If you could help me spread subscribers. Thanks for the kudos!

I agree with everything you said until you say Lincoln ignored the right, there is our bone my seemingly frustrated citizen. You can believe the moon is made of cheese for however long as you want. We're just going to have to agree to disagree. I'm going to cozy up with a good book in the mean time. Best wishes.

It only matters because it helps to understand how human beings act in the political world, it helps us to understand politicians today. It is not that we are judging them we are understanding them.Holding them in an evil light is wrong and so is hero worship. Especially when children are taught that politicians (lincoln) never compromised their beliefs, they did and they should be taught that. truth is truth and our jobs is to try to take our foggy glasses of our beliefs off and figure it out

Excellent rebuttal

Thanks friend. I had a German teacher who I link was pro Nazi who I couldn't understand plus she had a little lady mustache. Hope you subbed, I got another on its way now on the founding fathers view of democracy.

tell me why I learned About Gay marriage more then I did The EP.💀 mr.H really?!

Sadly not. Half my History class more or less told my History teacher she was lying when she told us.

i'm subbing if i had you as a teacher waaay back in my school years i might have actually learned something, you kinda make learning fun, and not in a barney the dinosaur way but then again not really too dissimilar from it xD

...On what grounds? Seriously, I want to know.

I love the way you compliment. Thanks!

I got a question: why do states give benefits to married couples? It seems to me that the whole fight for marriage rights is more of a fight for the benefits that comes with it than anything else. So what do states gain from giving benefits to married couples/families?

I think it says something when you call somebody both dumb and an idiot, yet end up spelling both incorrectly.

Good video

the same reason I didn't include his Ottawa speech in 58' as part of the Douglas debates where he said, " I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." It's a wash at the end b/c he is speaking political and playing the game. I will say in private I think his heart is probably that of an abolitionist or guilt at minimum.

when did Abraham fight the vampires?? nd where are the Predaters?

That and the fact if it wasn't for slavery there would never have been the Fugitive Slave Act, which is one of the major sparks that lit the powder keg. People forget that it was bullying of the Northern states by the South that was a major problem

*subscribed* Take THAT, sir.

Thanks brother! I got a new one on its way tonight. Hope you check it out.

u are my hero..

Well I just choked on my coffee

Wait someone pls help me !! What the Emancipation Proclamation did was change the aim of the civil war ??

Common knowledge to people who watch the Daily Show and the Amazing Atheist. Not for too many more though.

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Lincoln also issued the Emancipation Proclamation to boost Union morale. The policy freed all slaves living in Union-occupied areas of the Confederacy. Hence, Union soldiers, who were almost universally against slavery, would be even more motivated to capture Confederate land. He also wanted the policy to increase the number of Union soldiers, as slaves freed by the policy would often enlist in the Union military.

than you had a good teacher and/or your were a good student..

can we google chat? i have a couple questions on this video and how it relates to lincoln's growth as president

Crazy that--in April 2012 when this was uploaded--Obama was one month away from saying he supported gay marriage. Maybe it wasn't just Joe pushing his hand. Maybe Keith played a role.

and bad laws (ie fugitive slave act) and bad court decisions (dred) and bad compromises and ideas (Missouri c. and 1850 C)

Yeah, there are a few of us. lol. Thanks for the kudos, I plan on keeping it up. I think I accidentally made a dirty joke.

No one is "saying that the church IS being required to issue gay marriages" to the same degree that no one is "saying that the state IS being required to issue gay marriages". I agree that there are no constitutional grounds for saying that gay marriage should be illegal and that there are grounds for saying it should be legal. HOWEVER, the same groups that are saying that the MARRIAGE should be legal are suing to force people to participate in the WEDDING. (It is not just venues and caterers. I have heard of people demanding legislation to force pastors to marry people regardless of whether they believe those people should be married or not.) There is a difference between having a right to have the same legal standing regardless of your sexual orientation and the right for 2 willing parties to enter into a legal contract (marraige is a legal contract and that is why it is afforded certain benefits under the law) and saying that a person has a the right to force another to participate in their celebration of the forming of that legal contract or that a person should be forced to enter a legal contract (such as a contract to provide a service) against their will. It is when the gay marraige advocates cross the line from demanding their freedoms to claiming they have the right to diminish other people's freedoms that I have a problem with their argument.

Did controversies ever helped constructively ...

My issue, most male slave owners in the south were fighting in the war. So when the southern slaves hear that the north/union states, are free states they up and left. Who was going to stop them?

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Everyone knew that slavery was the issue of the war. Slavery had made the big plantation owners, the real power of the confederacy, fabulously rich. Cotton and other cash crops were the main US export at the time and it was extremely profitable business, especially with practically free labor. The plantation owners were far wealthier than any northern railroad tycoon. It isn't surprising that Lincoln may have hesitated to take such a radical position at first: cash crops were the main export.

wow. i get to fill my abe fix AND a shout out for the 14th and marriage equality. nice easter so far. thanks and have a happy easter/passover/solsticish day and break! julie from bennett

The confederacy left solely for the reason that the abolitionist movement was gaining momentum in the Federation. When the US refused to expand the slave business further, they waged war on the northern states in response. Again, its not as relevant what the motivations of the president or the government were, but what drove the confederates. In the confederates various speeches and even their constitution, we see the overwhelming role of slavery in their motivation.

British Empire was the hyper-power then; the British view was in terms of the cost of cotton or the cost of manufactured goods (for most of the war cotton was dominant concern - whatever British public opinion was for or Against slavery or if they had sympathy for the South or the North - the two issues are not always locked together in terms of opinion at the time - the South even wanted to join Britain Empire even though Britain had banned slavery, as well as supplying both sides with arms)

Hey, thanks for the reply btw.

4:00 one of the best things you have ever said in any video the part about lincoln being a tyrant and denying hebeas corpus while at the same time pretending that the country wasn't at war but just putting down a rebellion.

Great teacher! He really lightens up the mood and makes things a tad bit easier to learn. Another thing that I appreciate is that he brings up a lot of issues that are great for group discussion.

Do you really wish me well on my journey. Thank you, because I need it. I wish you the same and some extra luck. We all need some extra luck, don't we?

Certiantl not of those rebels who threatened the union itself. Im not a big fan of Bush/Obama policies, I have a common thread on libertarianism with that idea... but Lincoln was in the midst of war, blood and secession. I dont love Abe but I probably would of locked em up as well. But good point!

Sure..... Happy Youtubing....

Who else here is from mr van kreikens class at jordan lol

Also, I have no doubt that Lincoln was a abolitionist at heart: but he could only express such views once the house was clearly divided. The lucrative business of slavery: the massive fortunes that one could make from the cash crops, meant that the anti-abolitionists were incredibly strong (new york banks, for example, made 30 cents on every dollar from cotton exports). Lincoln calculated that his political position was secure when he gave the emancipation proclamation.

bruh this was funny and i learned a lot thanks

Even with the volume all the way down, my speakers are blown and I have a nosebleed. Is it your mic, OR IS YOUR VOICE NATURALLY LOUD?

mr hughes you are very historicly correct but i find the part about obama supporting the constitution funny seeing how he just said to congres he will do anything in his power to improve american lives while going around the congress lol

The Amazing Atheist already let me know. I had the mic on manual. That won't happen again. Just uploaded a new one. It sounds like an angel.

france is mentioned but what about the british?? did they have any intent to aid anybody? i feel like I've heard something along those lines....

Well I learned this in History class. No need for Mr. Stewart or the AA

You sound like a fantastic conversationalist. I could avoid the ~hyperbole but what fun would that be? You may continue to pick up and throw your rocks, I do however wish you well on your own journey.

Thanks, although I think my students think I am a tad dorky rather than hip. But who the hell cares, I get paid either way!

I wish that someone would revise history to include the context of the DC Emancipation Act. Lincoln FREED the slaves of Washington DC and paid the owners for them. He also offered to pay each slave up to $100 -- IF they would go to Haiti or Liberia. Given that he did not have to worry about the political consequences (he was not trying to get elected to any office in the DC govt.), one may reasonably assume that this reflects his own position on the questions of race and slavery.

Video has bad audio quality and a bad camera angle. Though the content is good. Hope to see more videos.

Hmmm. I agree partially. I think Lincoln was a true abolitinist, but, yes, he was moderate, he was a politician in office. But I really see the american civil war a war about democracy at the end of the day and that means end slavery. It is gettysburgh: the war is a war for democracy, the government of the people, by the people and for the people. In the south there was not really a democracy, it was more an aristocracy of owners of land and slaves. Then, Lincoln fought to save the union, that is he fought for democracy.

You are a knowledgeable and courageous teacher. You are also very funny!

Why didn't you mention Lincoln's Cooper Union speech? I think it was an impressive anti slavery speech!