All Men are Created Equal? The Founding Fathers' Views on Slavery

The video explores the role of African-Americans in the American Revolution, highlighting their fight for freedom and democracy. It discusses George Washington's changing views on slavery and the influence of revolutionary principles on slave owners. The video also covers the debates and compromises made during the Constitutional Convention regarding slavery, and how these issues contributed to the tensions leading to the Civil War.

What were the consequences of the economic reliance on slavery between the North and South?

In what ways did the tensions over slavery contribute to the inevitability of the Civil War?