Early settlers fight for survival; Southern tobacco; the North becomes a powerhouse of trade; tension and taxation explode into revolution.
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Carnegie steel becomes the backbone for the rise of modern cities; skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty symbolize the American dream for millions of immigrants; oil industry; Henry Ford's cars put Americans on the road.
As the Civil War rages, the Confederacy's army proves to be formidable, but it can't match Union industry and resources.
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.
Early settlers fight for survival; Southern tobacco; the North becomes a powerhouse of trade; tension and taxation explode into revolution.
