The Entire History of the United States: American Revolution, Founding Fathers & How America Became a Superpower (US History Documentary)

Learn the full history of America, from the first Native American societies and Columbus to the American Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War 2, the Cold War and 9/11, in one complete US history documentary.

📖 OVERVIEW
In December 1776, a half-starved army of farmers and shopkeepers rowed across the icy Delaware River to attack the most powerful empire on earth. If they failed, the revolution was over. This video tells the full story of how 13 British colonies fought for independence, won it, and grew into a global superpower.

We start with the first peoples of North America, including the Mississippian culture, the Pueblo and the Iroquois Confederacy. Then we follow the European explorers and colonists: Leif Erikson, Christopher Columbus, Jamestown, the Dutch and the French. From there we cover the road to revolution: the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, Lexington and Concord, the Declaration of Independence, Saratoga and the victory at Yorktown. We finish with the Constitution, the Louisiana Purchase, westward expansion, the Civil War, both World Wars, the Cold War, the Space Race, civil rights and the modern United States.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 The Gamble That Started a Nation
0:41 The First Peoples of America
2:34 Vikings, Columbus and the Collapse of the Native World
4:08 Spain, France, the Dutch and the English Colonies
6:06 The French and Indian War
6:39 Taxes, Boston Massacre and the Tea Party
8:24 Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill
9:26 The Declaration of Independence
9:46 Washington, Saratoga and Yorktown
11:08 The Constitution and a New Nation
11:34 Louisiana Purchase and Westward Expansion
12:55 The American Civil War
14:05 Rise of a World Power: Spanish-American War and WWI
15:13 World War II
15:43 The Cold War and the Space Race
16:20 Civil Rights Movement and 9/11
16:58 The United States Today

🔎 TOPICS COVERED
History of the United States, American history, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, how America was founded, 13 colonies, Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Founding Fathers, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, Battle of Yorktown, US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Louisiana Purchase, Manifest Destiny, Trail of Tears, American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, World War 1, World War 2, Pearl Harbor, Cold War, Space Race, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., 9/11.

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