[southernsunshine]

Please see my response to LibertyRocks @ #466 to answer your question to how the Civil War is taught. I’m fairly certain it is standard teaching across the US.

Research amazed me as to how much I wasn’t taught! I came away with the personal opinion that the root causes of the actual War were failure of leadership, on both sides. Now I think it’s inexcusable to continue teaching this part of US history this way.

[voteNRA]

A couple of weeks late but let me welcome you to FreeRepublic, glad you are here!

I read your response and appreciate the feedback.

I am now committed to educating myself on the subject from here on and have also moved another giant step closer towards the decision of homeschooling my two boys.

[wardaddy]

I came away with the personal opinion that the root causes of the actual War were failure of leadership, on both sides

that has always been my view...and an enormous loss of good young men....and are they appreciated today?

and now we have the same problems just no slavery...the road to hell.....and all that

and the war created a Federal Leviathan that did not exist prior...is that a good thing?

i reasonable folks can debate that

[the OlLine Rebel]

“...it’s inexcusable to continue teaching this part of US history this way.”

Indeed.

Ever notice (at least in pub[l]ic school since the ‘60s) that this is the ONLY time, per your history classes, that the “United States” (such as it is) was perfectly moral & correct?

It’s also the only time in our collective history that Democrats today think the US (again, such as it was) was perfectly correct in its actions. The only time they side uniformly with a “Republican”.

All that in itself makes me suspicious.