America: The Story of Us

Early settlers fight for survival; Southern tobacco; the North becomes a powerhouse of trade; tension and taxation explode into revolution.

A new nation is forged through the travails of a revolution against British rule.

Pioneers head west, but find the land is already claimed; California gold rush; the steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce.

Slavery divides the nation; Abraham Lincoln's election as president is a harbinger of Civil War.

As the Civil War rages, the Confederacy's army proves to be formidable, but it can't match Union industry and resources.

The Transcontinental Railroad transforms the heartland and unites the nation; the cowboy becomes an American icon.