What I Learned From the Videos in Class

Ken Burns Documentary
Civil War was fought in 10,000 places. Schoolhouses sheltered the dying. 7,000 men died in 12 minutes in Cold Harbor. The effects were devastating. The war made some rich and ruined others. Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war against each other and killed each other. Many teenagers fought in the war because they thought it was cool and they were later honored after the war (the ones that survived). The last veteran died in 1959. In a historians point of view, the Civil War was about the higher ideals (changed pathway of country).

Slave Resistance
Slaves were maltreated and often separated from families when sold. They weren’t allowed to have meetings without a white person present.
The Underground Railroad was created by Harriet Tubman. It was a network of houses that the slaves stayed at until they reached Canada and were free. Harriet made 19 trips to free slaves. She also served as a union army spy.

Uncle Tom's Cabin
In the North, slavery didn’t affect the people until the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Your average northerner didn’t think that much about slavery since slavery was outlawed in the north. This book was about what slave life was like. The author put of this information and it had a similar effect as the common sense pamphlet. It stated that slavery violated Christian morals. She scorned American slave owners because she believed that God was the one to judge and that a country under God with these circumstances is a bad country. Parts of it were put in magazines and it was very popular after a while. Southerners hated this book and Northerners were interested. The book was used in the north to teach slaves why slavery should be abolished. Southerners tried to write pro slavery novels but they didn’t become that popular.