GOVERNMENT Policies During the CIVIL WAR [APUSH Review Unit 5 Topic 9] Period 5: 1844-1877
Summary
TLDRIn this engaging video from Heimler's History, the focus is on Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War and its profound impact on American ideals. The video delves into the strategic and moral dimensions of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which, while not freeing all enslaved people, effectively prevented European support for the Confederacy and encouraged many to join the Union. A pivotal moment is the Gettysburg Address, a speech that not only redefined the war's purpose but also articulated the struggle against slavery as a fulfillment of America's democratic principles. Delivered in just four minutes, the address's ten sentences have left a lasting legacy, emphasizing the importance of a government that serves the people and ensuring the nation's dedication to freedom and equality.
Takeaways
- đ The video discusses Unit 5 of the AP U.S. History curriculum focusing on Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War and its impact on American ideals.
- đ Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation is characterized as a military tactic rather than a moral proclamation, as it freed some enslaved people but not all, particularly not in the border states.
- đ The Emancipation Proclamation effectively prevented European diplomatic support for the South, which was crucial to the South's strategy for winning the war.
- âïž The proclamation also provided an opportunity for many enslaved people to escape to Union camps and some even fought for the Union against their former enslavers.
- đ Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is highlighted as a pivotal moment that reframed the purpose of the Civil War as a fight to end slavery and fulfill America's founding democratic ideals.
- đ€ The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Lincoln after the main speaker, Edward Everett, and despite being much shorter, it is the speech that is remembered and celebrated.
- âł The significance of the Gettysburg Address is emphasized by its brevity and impact, taking only four minutes to deliver ten sentences that redefined the war's meaning.
- â€ïž Lincoln's speech is described as one of the most magnificent ever given, effectively capturing the struggle against slavery as a fulfillment of America's foundational ideals.
- đ The script encourages the audience to read and internalize the Gettysburg Address, emphasizing its importance and the reward of understanding its message.
- đ The beauty and power of the Gettysburg Address is praised, and the video ends by highlighting its significance in American history and its role in shaping the nation's identity.
- đ The video aims to support students' understanding of the subject for their class and potentially improve their performance on exams.
Q & A
What was the main topic of discussion in the video?
-The main topic of discussion was the impact of Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War on American ideals.
What was the purpose of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
-The Emancipation Proclamation was a military tactic that freed enslaved people in the Confederacy and aimed to prevent European diplomatic support for the South.
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation considered more of a military tactic than a moral proclamation?
-It was considered a military tactic because it did not free all enslaved people, particularly those in the border states, and its primary effect was to weaken the Confederacy's chances of international support.
What was the significance of the Gettysburg Address?
-The Gettysburg Address was significant because it reframed the purpose of the Civil War as a fight to end slavery and portrayed the struggle as the fulfillment of America's founding democratic ideals.
Who was the main speaker at the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery?
-Edward Everett was the main speaker at the dedication, but it was Abraham Lincoln's speech that is most remembered and celebrated.
Why is the Gettysburg Address considered one of the most magnificent speeches in history?
-The Gettysburg Address is considered magnificent because it was concise, powerful, and effectively redefined the meaning of the Civil War and the principles for which the nation stands.
What was the main idea Lincoln conveyed in the Gettysburg Address?
-Lincoln conveyed the idea that the Civil War was a test of whether a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality could endure, and he called for a renewed dedication to the principles for which the soldiers fought and died.
How long did it take Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address?
-Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in approximately four minutes.
What was the context in which the Gettysburg Address was given?
-The Gettysburg Address was given during the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery, following the Battle of Gettysburg, which was a turning point in the Civil War.
What was the original purpose of the war before Lincoln's leadership helped redefine it?
-The original purpose of the war was to preserve the Union, but Lincoln's leadership and the Emancipation Proclamation helped redefine it as a struggle for freedom and the end of slavery.
How did Lincoln's speeches, particularly the Gettysburg Address, impact the perception of the Civil War?
-Lincoln's speeches, especially the Gettysburg Address, elevated the perception of the Civil War from a mere conflict to preserve the Union to a moral struggle for freedom and equality, aligning it with America's founding principles.
Outlines
đ Introduction to Civil War Leadership
The video begins with a welcome back to Heimlerâs History, focusing on Unit 5 of the AP U.S. History curriculum. It continues from the previous video's discussion on the Civil War, shifting the focus to the Union government's conduct during the war. The main question to be addressed is the impact of Abraham Lincoln's leadership on American ideals throughout the war. The video promises to be relatively short, as some content was already covered in the last video, particularly the Emancipation Proclamation, which is characterized more as a military tactic than a moral one. The Proclamation's limitations and strategic benefits are highlighted, including its role in preventing European support for the Confederacy and encouraging enslaved people to join the Union.
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Keywords
đĄCivil War
đĄAbraham Lincoln
đĄEmancipation Proclamation
đĄEuropean Diplomatic Support
đĄGettysburg Address
đĄEdward Everett
đĄSlavery
đĄBorder States
đĄMilitary Strategy
đĄFounding Democratic Ideals
đĄRecasting the Purpose
đĄDedication of Gettysburg Cemetery
Highlights
Abraham Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War had a profound impact on American ideals.
The Emancipation Proclamation is discussed as more of a military tactic than a moral proclamation.
The Proclamation freed some enslaved people but not all, particularly not in the border states.
It served as a strategic move to prevent European diplomatic support for the South.
The Emancipation Proclamation motivated enslaved people to escape to Union camps and join the fight.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is highlighted as a pivotal moment that reframed the purpose of the Civil War.
The Gettysburg Address was delivered on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery.
Edward Everett was the main speaker at the event, but it's Lincoln's speech that is remembered.
Lincoln's speech, despite being brief, powerfully redefined the war in terms of American democratic ideals.
The speech is a ten-sentence reframing that took only four minutes to deliver.
Lincoln emphasized that the nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality.
The struggle against slavery was portrayed as the fulfillment of America's founding principles.
The speech calls for a dedication to the unfinished work of the nation's founders.
Lincoln resolved that the sacrifices of the fallen would not be in vain and aimed for a new birth of freedom.
The speech concluded with a commitment to a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The video encourages students to fully engage with the Gettysburg Address for its historical and rhetorical significance.
The video provides a brief yet comprehensive review of key points from Unit 5 of the AP U.S. History curriculum.
The presenter, Heimler, encourages viewer engagement through likes and subscriptions for more educational content.
Transcripts
Hey there and welcome back to Heimlerâs History. In these last videos weâve been going through Â
Unit 5 of the AP U.S. History curriculum. In the last video we talked about the fighting of Â
the Civil War. In this video weâre going to talk about how the Union government conducted itself Â
during the war. So if youâre ready to get them brain cows milked, letâs get to it.
So in this video weâre going to try to answer the following question: How did Â
Abraham Lincolnâs leadership during the Civil War impact American ideals over the course of the war?
Now thisâll be a short-ish video, because I covered about half of the content from this Â
topic in the last video. Just by way of review, I talked about Lincolnâs Emancipation Proclamation Â
which in its text freed all enslaved people in the Confederacy. I called this more of a Â
military tactic than a moral proclamation because while itâs true that the Emancipation Proclamation Â
DID free SOME enslaved people, it didnât free all of them. The Proclamation patently Â
did NOT end slavery in the border states, which were slave states that remained in the Union, Â
it only ended slavery in the COnfederate states, where the authority of that proclamation was not Â
recognized. However, as a military strategy, it was a good one for two reasons.
First, it effectively cut off all hope of European diplomatic support for the South, Â
which was a huge part of their plan to win. When Lincoln recast the purpose of the war in Â
these terms, it made Britain especially kinda twitchy about lending a hand to their cause on Â
account of their abolition of slavery in 1833. Second, the Emancipation Proclamation created Â
the occasion for many enslaved people in the South to escape their bondage into the safety Â
of Union camps. Some of them even took up arms for the Union against their former enslavers.
So thatâs what the Emancipation Proclamation did. But there was another speech Lincoln gave Â
that even further recast the purpose of the Civil War into a fight to end Â
slavery, and that was the Gettysburg Address delivered on November 19th, Â
1863. In this address, which is one of the most magnificent speeches that ever proceeded from Â
the lips of a human being, Lincoln sought to unify the nation and to portray the struggle Â
against slavery as the fulfillment of Americaâs founding democratic ideals.
And hereâs whatâs astonishing about this speech. It was delivered at the dedication Â
of the Gettysburg cemetery, and Lincoln wasnât even the main act. It was a guy named Edward Â
Everett who was to give the main remarks, which lasted something like two hours. And you might Â
be wondering, who is Edward Everett and do I need to know him for my test. And the answer Â
is, NO! Nobody remembers that speech, despite the fact that it was actually quite good. It Â
was Abraham Lincoln who stood up after him to dedicate the cemetery that reframed the entire Â
course of the war in ten sentences that took him four minutes to deliver.
And because I keep waxing romantic about how magnificent this speech was, and because it is so Â
short, we just need to read it right here. Listen to how Lincoln reframes the meaning of the war and Â
how he depicts the struggle against slavery as the fulfillment of Americaâs foundational Â
ideals. And hey, donât skip this. Donât do it. Just let this in and you will be well rewarded:
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, Â
conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived Â
and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come Â
to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives Â
that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicateâwe can not consecrateâwe can not hallowâthis Â
ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above Â
our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, Â
but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated Â
here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. Â
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before usâthat Â
from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last Â
full measure of devotionâthat we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in Â
vainâthat this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedomâand that government Â
of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Oh, thatâs a beautiful speech. And seeing as how it can only Â
go downhill if I keep talking about it, weâll end it there.
your class and a five on your exam in May. Iâve got more videos here to help you in Â
Unit 5. And if you were helped by this video and want me to keep making them, Â
then thatâs what the like button and the subscribe button are for. Heimler out.
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