- Unnecessary Slow Zoom
- Old Photo Pan
- Solemn Guitar Pluck
- Historic Blackout Dates
- Actor Narrates Letter
- Archival Footage Flicker
- Expert Is A Professor
- Whiny Saxophone Solo
- "The Civil War" Mention
- Depressing Historical Fact
- Ken Burns Appears
- Interviewee Has Glasses
- Fades To Black
- Dramatic Pause For Effect
- Document Dated Wrong
- Ken Burns Effect Joke
- Someone Cries Quietly
- Montage Of Faces
- Voiceover Says "America"
- Dust Motes In Light
- Credits Are Super Long
- Reenactment Is Obvious
- Long Shot Of Sky
- Someone Mentions Baseball