In this clip, TJ's master explains how TJ is his "responsibility" because he feeds, clothes, and disclipines him. Pro-slavery arguments at the time focused on this paternalistic element and the "natural order of things."

In this clip, a freed black man (Denmark Vesey) prepares to start a slave revolt by giving a religious speech comparing slaves to the enslaved Israelites. This religious analogy was common at the time.

Colonel Shaw commends Private Trip on his fighting yesterday. He offers to honor the Private by allowing him to bear the regimental colors. Private Trip indicates that he is not fighting for the Colonel and expresses concern that, even after the war, he and his people will not benefit if they win.

The group of women sing about the amazing American life and the opportunities that it offers, while the men take a pessimistic view on America.

In this scene, the native Powhatan fight the Jamestown settlers. In reality, the Anglo-Powhatan Wars were fought between these parties for a number of years. The clip also illustrates how the European settlers denigrated the Native Americans' beliefs.