American Ride

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  • : 2011
  • : 117
  • : 1
  • BYUtv
  • 19
  • Documentary History

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2x1
We The People—A Miracle
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02, 2012
A government for the people, by the people is formed during the second Constitutional Convention.
2x2
Now What? Doubling Our Size
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09, 2012
Washington defines the role of the president and the Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States.
2x3
Into The Great Unknown
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16, 2012
Lewis and Clark map and explore the wilderness west of the Mississippi in search of the Northwest Passage.
2x4
Hanging On To What We've Got
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23, 2012
Tensions flare between America and Great Britain, and the War of 1812 begins.
2x5
Discovery Continues
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30, 2012
Westward expansion begins as famed frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers into the great unknown.
2x6
The Mountain Men
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07, 2012
Travel with mountain men into the American west and learn about everything from the Astor expedition to the rendezvous of Jim Bridger.
2x7
Rivers & Railroads
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17, 2012
Take a giant leap forward with the new technology of the steam engine, and see how American traffic and trade change across the nation--from steamships in the south to mighty locomotives in the North.
2x8
The Growing Stain Of Slavery
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21, 2012
From Harriet Tubman to Frederick Douglass--meet the people who tried to solve the paradox of slavery in America.
2x9
From Sea To Shining Sea
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28, 2012
Learn about the growing pains and sectional tensions between the North and the South as the nation expands across the continent.
2x10
Go West, Young Man
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04, 2012
Explore the pioneering spirit of westward expansion by following the Oregon trail, discovering the California coast, and settling into the high mountains of Utah.
2x11
Moving Forward
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11, 2012
As the nation expands across the continent, find a way to keep in touch with the Pony Express, stage coach, and telegraph.
2x12
Different Visions, Different Dreams
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18, 2012
Explore the two early American visions which inevitably tried to tear the country apart in the split between industry and agriculture.
2x13
A House Divided
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25, 2012
Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the actions of the violent abolitionist John Brown irreparably sever the union and send the nation toward Civil War.

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