Welcome back to our Foundations of Freedom Series. In this episode we discuss the leadup to the civil war, the different factors that caused the war and what we can learn from this dark time in American history.
2:15 The divide in the U.S. since the beginning: Jefferson vs Hamilton
7:30 The divide was everywhere in the U.S. of the “North” and “South” mentalities
11:00 The South’s letters of secession
14:00 The weak planning of the confederacy
16:00 The growing divide in ideas among Americans
19:00 The South’s view on the North’s failed system of taxation and assumption
25:00 Talking about the reasons or why a strong central government was desirable
29:30 Lincoln’s unwavering character
33:30 Mixed reasons for the North wanting the South to stay part of the Union
37:30 Lincoln was married into a family that was pro-slavery
40:45 The opposite of Lincoln - Jefferson Davis
42:45 The American brothers in war having to fight each other
44:00 Lincoln not knowing who was right in the conflict
46:00 Medical care during the Civil War
50:00 Testament of the American Spirit
51:00 The differences of the divide back then and now
53:00 America is divided by people that are for America or against America
55:30 What holds America together: our founding Principles
59:00 American is still healing
1:00:00 Walking through the ruins in the South
1:07:00 Hope for the future by looking at the past.