S2 E1 • We The People—A Miracle

A government for the people, by the people is formed during the second Constitutional Convention.

Première diffusion : 2 avril 2012

S2 E2 • Now What? Doubling Our Size

Washington defines the role of the president and the Louisiana Purchase doubles the size of the United States.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 2012

S2 E3 • Into The Great Unknown

Lewis and Clark map and explore the wilderness west of the Mississippi in search of the Northwest Passage.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 2012

S2 E4 • Hanging On To What We've Got

Tensions flare between America and Great Britain, and the War of 1812 begins.

Première diffusion : 23 avril 2012

S2 E5 • Discovery Continues

Westward expansion begins as famed frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers into the great unknown.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 2012

S2 E6 • The Mountain Men

Travel with mountain men into the American west and learn about everything from the Astor expedition to the rendezvous of Jim Bridger.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 2012

S2 E7 • Rivers & Railroads

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.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 2012

S2 E8 • The Growing Stain Of Slavery

From Harriet Tubman to Frederick Douglass--meet the people who tried to solve the paradox of slavery in America.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2012

S2 E9 • From Sea To Shining Sea

Learn about the growing pains and sectional tensions between the North and the South as the nation expands across the continent.

Première diffusion : 28 mai 2012

S2 E10 • Go West, Young Man

Explore the pioneering spirit of westward expansion by following the Oregon trail, discovering the California coast, and settling into the high mountains of Utah.

Première diffusion : 4 juin 2012

S2 E11 • Moving Forward

As the nation expands across the continent, find a way to keep in touch with the Pony Express, stage coach, and telegraph.

Première diffusion : 11 juin 2012

S2 E12 • Different Visions, Different Dreams

Explore the two early American visions which inevitably tried to tear the country apart in the split between industry and agriculture.

Première diffusion : 18 juin 2012

S2 E13 • A House Divided

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.

Première diffusion : 25 juin 2012