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The Last of the Sioux
The Last of the Sioux
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Resistant to government regulated reservations, the Sioux retreated into the Black Hills until a final massacre at Wounded Knee.
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Yorktown
Yorktown
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The British were forced to surrender 2 days after patriot soldiers captured the fort at Yorktown in 1781.
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Lincoln's War Machine
Lincoln's War Machine
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Twenty-four thousand miles of railroad replenishes troops and supplies for the North and delivers disaster to the South.
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Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
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Shots fired by British soldiers in the streets of Boston in 1770 would spark the American Revolution.
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Black Gold
Black Gold
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Spindletop, an east Texas oil Field, produced 80,000 barrels a day and changed the country and oil production forever.
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Dust Storms Strike America
Dust Storms Strike America
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Families were driven out of the once fertile Great Plains by massive dust clouds--one that rose to 10,000 feet and reached as far as New York City.
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Featured Articles
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Episode 1: Rebels
How did it America get its name? And how much tea was dumped at the Boston Tea Party? Find out, plus get to know the men and women who traveled across the ocean to settle in America.
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Episode 2: Revolution
Read the full text of the Declaration of Independence and discover the secret spy network that helped George Washington and his army win the Revolutionary War.
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Episode 3: Westward
How many pounds of gold were discovered in California during the Gold Rush? Find out, plus discover what it took for America's borders to spread "from sea to shining sea."
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Classroom Study Guides
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America the Story of Us Idea Book (PDF)
This Idea Book includes episode breakdowns, pre-viewing activities, multimedia activities and a list of reference websites and books.
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America The Story of Us Book & DVD Set
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