As a history lover I am an admirer of George Washington. Although Washington owed slaves ( like many others across the world during that era.) He also wanted to see it's end. He was right about his predictions like the consequence of political parties, Interference of the US in foreign conflicts, etc he is the best and the most fascinating US president ever.
Yea I don’t like the fact that he owned slaves either…being the fact that he was the first president of the United States…I feel like he should have done more to try to end slavery instead of it being later on with the help of president Lincoln😕
Cassandra. I would suggest reading "Washington: A Life" and "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow. That will give an understanding of the time and why things happened as they did. The US would never have existed.
I'm reading about the civil war now so this is perfect timing! Last year I read so many books about the Revolution. This year my focus is on the civil war and I always wanted to know about this! Thank you very much for making this available on UA-cam. Just another reason why I absolutely love what you guys do for this country. Please keep up the great work. Thank you for this civic duty so others like me can learn for generations and generations!
The condition of this home was deplorable,to see it now is a miracle. The house suffered all the devastation of a defeated Confederacy. Thanks for sharing..
It looked the way from not being painted,and some woodrot. But remember Ol'George died in 1799. So l would imagine it had been some years between the photo taken and paintbrush touching the house. Just be glad A.J.Smith from the Iron Brigade didn't get close to MT.Vernon. He's the one who taught Sherman how to start fires. He learnt that tactic in '63 in Louisiana. And during The Red River Campaign of'64 burned down Alexandria,La. after their retreat from getting thrashed at Mansfield & Pleasant Hill.
The title of your video should read "Mount Vernon During the War for Southern Independence." It wasn't a civil war: it was a war of succession in order for the Southern States to free themselves of the oppression of the North and the tyranny that they wielded like a sabre. Thank God that Mount Vernon survived the war. As for "not knowing" what President Washington would have felt regarding the war, we do know: Washington's letters written during the period 1789 until his death reveal a man who believed that unless the cultural and economic differences reflected in the tenuous relationship between the North and South could be resolved, the door would be left open for outside influence and agents of foreign powers, chiefly Great Britain, to threaten the existence of the Republic through means of subversion and war. John Adams also admitted this very candidly on more than a dozen occasions prior to his death in 1826. But Washington warned of the undue influence of who we know today as lobbyists to corrupt the character and integrity of public officials, thus enabling the substitution of Republican values and virtues with those of a socialist, democratic state.
It was a civil war. The Civil War was fought over slavery. Maybe not in the beginning, but it was directly influenced by it, and by the end of the war, it was about slavery. The Confederacy was created over the issue of slavery. Both sides had perceived oppression, but slavery was the overall factor for this. As this video mentions, both sides looked at the founders and took bits of pieces that they thought what the founders believed in. The founders were not perfect people, but they did their best. They are humans with flaws, just like every one of us has flaws. Yes, the founders could've gone farther on the issue of slavery but as other comments have mentioned, it would have broken the unity that we now still see in our country. We are a United States for a reason. Checks and balances are in place for state and local government as well as the federal government. Sure, it's not perfect, but that is the American dream. To make a more perfect union even with all the wars and issues we have gone through.
awesome -thank YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. - I loved visiting Mount vernon
Wow! I had no idea of this history. Well done too.
As a history lover I am an admirer of George Washington. Although Washington owed slaves ( like many others across the world during that era.) He also wanted to see it's end. He was right about his predictions like the consequence of political parties, Interference of the US in foreign conflicts, etc he is the best and the most fascinating US president ever.
Yea I don’t like the fact that he owned slaves either…being the fact that he was the first president of the United States…I feel like he should have done more to try to end slavery instead of it being later on with the help of president Lincoln😕
Cassandra. I would suggest reading "Washington: A Life" and "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow. That will give an understanding of the time and why things happened as they did. The US would never have existed.
Excellent presentation! Thank you for posting it on the 'Tube.
I'm reading about the civil war now so this is perfect timing! Last year I read so many books about the Revolution. This year my focus is on the civil war and I always wanted to know about this! Thank you very much for making this available on UA-cam. Just another reason why I absolutely love what you guys do for this country. Please keep up the great work. Thank you for this civic duty so others like me can learn for generations and generations!
The condition of this home was deplorable,to see it now is a miracle. The house suffered all the devastation of a defeated Confederacy. Thanks for sharing..
It looked the way from not being painted,and some woodrot. But remember Ol'George died in 1799. So l would imagine it had been some years between the photo taken and paintbrush touching the house.
Just be glad A.J.Smith from the Iron Brigade didn't get close to MT.Vernon.
He's the one who taught Sherman how to start fires. He learnt that tactic in '63 in Louisiana. And during The Red River Campaign of'64 burned down Alexandria,La. after their retreat from getting thrashed at Mansfield & Pleasant Hill.
My mom waborn there my grandma bessie Procter lived there
Amazing that Washington’s aires would allow the mansion to go into such disrepair. I wonder why?
Excellent!
President Washington must be spinning in his grave to see how far his country has fallen.
I think he might be surprised it still exists
Very enjoyable, nicely done!
The brother parade side by sides .........too much mountain to Vernon .........✍️
Too much mountain for Vernon
The title of your video should read "Mount Vernon During the War for Southern Independence." It wasn't a civil war: it was a war of succession in order for the Southern States to free themselves of the oppression of the North and the tyranny that they wielded like a sabre. Thank God that Mount Vernon survived the war. As for "not knowing" what President Washington would have felt regarding the war, we do know: Washington's letters written during the period 1789 until his death reveal a man who believed that unless the cultural and economic differences reflected in the tenuous relationship between the North and South could be resolved, the door would be left open for outside influence and agents of foreign powers, chiefly Great Britain, to threaten the existence of the Republic through means of subversion and war. John Adams also admitted this very candidly on more than a dozen occasions prior to his death in 1826. But Washington warned of the undue influence of who we know today as lobbyists to corrupt the character and integrity of public officials, thus enabling the substitution of Republican values and virtues with those of a socialist, democratic state.
It was a civil war. The Civil War was fought over slavery. Maybe not in the beginning, but it was directly influenced by it, and by the end of the war, it was about slavery. The Confederacy was created over the issue of slavery. Both sides had perceived oppression, but slavery was the overall factor for this. As this video mentions, both sides looked at the founders and took bits of pieces that they thought what the founders believed in. The founders were not perfect people, but they did their best. They are humans with flaws, just like every one of us has flaws. Yes, the founders could've gone farther on the issue of slavery but as other comments have mentioned, it would have broken the unity that we now still see in our country. We are a United States for a reason. Checks and balances are in place for state and local government as well as the federal government. Sure, it's not perfect, but that is the American dream. To make a more perfect union even with all the wars and issues we have gone through.
You spelt secession wrong!
Exactly