Trump's odd remarks on the Civil War

[Dill]

(05-01-2017, 01:56 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/331349-trump-why-was-there-the-civil-war

Bits of an interview with Trump were released to the media, and some of his remarks on the Civil War and Andrew Jackson are leaving people confused.

Andrew Jackson died 16 years prior to the Civil War, so few are sure when he commented on it as Trump said he did.

Apparently people also do not ask "Why did we have a Civil War?" and "Why couldn't we work it out?"

It's likely that had Andrew Jackson been elected in 1860, there would not have been a Civil War. He was a Southern slave owner and the South would not have feared an end to the institution of slavery as they did with the election of Lincoln. Or it might have been because of his "big heart". He was the kind hearted man who helped Native Americans find new homes...

Well Bpat, that question has been bugging me lately. We have all these Bill O'Reilly books on Lincoln and American History, so why haven't professional historians ever taken up the question?  We have all these books on American politics by Ann Coulter and David Horowitz. Why none about the Ante-bellum institution of slavery, the Dredd Scott case, or the secession? You would think there would be tons of books regarding the Civil War and events leading up to it for every state in the Confederacy.  But have you ever seen a single tweet mention of them?  Why aren't these issues at least addressed in college courses.  You'd think up and coming black black politicians, like that Frederick Douglas guy, would be on this.  But I don't think he even has a Facebook account.

Trump may have a point about a Jackson presidency though. Why divide the country over slaves?

And yes, Jackson initiated important vetting procedures against the non-Americans on US territory. Security security security.