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26 Episodes 2011 - 2012
Episode 1
Mon, Oct 3, 2011 30 mins
Pioneers in science, religion, and exploration that paved the way to a new world are spotlighted.
Episode 2
Mon, Oct 3, 2011 30 mins
George Washington and his experience with the French and Indian War are spotlighted. Also: how colonies reacted to taxation from the British government.
Episode 3
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 30 mins
Pilgrims tire of oppression and seek religious freedom. Sam Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock become the architects of American independence.
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 30 mins
The fervor for a revolution is fueled by Paul Revere's famous ride, the Boston Tea Party, and the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 5, 2011 30 mins
Featured: The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia; emotions run high as Gen. Ethan Allen is deployed to deal with the British at Ticonderoga; Washington lays siege to British-held Boston.
Episode 6
Mon, Nov 7, 2011 30 mins
Examining what happens when the Second Continental Congress votes to create a document declaring to the world that America will be free.
Episode 7
Mon, Nov 7, 2011 30 mins
Topic: the Battle of Brooklyn Heights in New York in 1776.
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 14, 2011 30 mins
Topic: Washington crossing the Delaware.
Episode 9
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 30 mins
Topic: the Battle of Saratoga.
Episode 10
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 30 mins
George Washington and the Continental Army endure the harsh winter at Valley Forge.
Episode 11
Mon, Dec 12, 2011 30 mins
When Washington and the continental army charge out of Valley Forge, the British change their strategy and take the war south.
Episode 12
Mon, Dec 19, 2011 30 mins
Included: The unruly "Overmountain Boys" crush the loyalists at Kings Mountain; Gen. Daniel Morgan rediscovers modern tactics at Cowpens; and Gen. Nathaniel Greene continues the war of attrition.
Episode 13
Mon, Dec 26, 2011 30 mins
John Paul Jones, the great victory at Yorktown, and the French and American navies are featured.
Episode 14
Mon, Apr 2, 2012 30 mins
A government for the people, by the people, is formed during the second Constitutional Convention.
Episode 15
Mon, Apr 9, 2012 30 mins
Washington defines the role of the president and the Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States.
Episode 16
Mon, Apr 16, 2012 30 mins
Lewis and Clark explore the wilderness west of the Mississippi in search of the Northwest Passage.
Episode 17
Mon, Apr 23, 2012 30 mins
Tensions flare between America and Great Britain, and the War of 1812 begins.
Episode 18
Mon, Apr 30, 2012 30 mins
Westward expansion begins, as famed frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers into the great unknown.
Episode 19
Mon, May 7, 2012 30 mins
Spotlighting the American West, including the Astor Expedition and the rendezvous of Jim Bridger.
Episode 20
Mon, May 14, 2012 30 mins
New developments of the steam engine and see how American traffic and trade changed across the nation are spotlighted.
Episode 21
Mon, May 21, 2012 30 mins
From Harriet Tubman to Frederick Douglass, the people who tried to solve the paradox of slavery in America are spotlighted.
Episode 22
Mon, May 28, 2012 30 mins
There are growing pains and sectional tensions between the North and the South as the nation expands across the continent.
Episode 23
Mon, Jun 4, 2012 30 mins
The pioneering spirit of westward expansion is explored by following the Oregon trail, discovering the California coast, and settling into the high mountains of Utah.
Episode 24
Mon, Jun 11, 2012 30 mins
As the nation expands across the continent, it is wondered if the Pony Express, stage coach, and telegraph are the way to keep in touch.
Episode 25
Mon, Jun 18, 2012 30 mins
Exploring two early American visions that inevitably tried to tear the country apart in the split between industry and agriculture.
Episode 26
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 30 mins
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and the actions of abolitionist John Brown irreparably sever the union and send the nation toward civil war, while Congress works to find a peaceful solution that will hold the nation together.