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From the American Revolution to continental expansion, this documentary explores how war, territory, and political conflict shaped the United States. Texas, the Mexican–American War, slavery, Manifest Destiny, and the road to the Civil War explained in America’s first century.

From Thirteen Colonies to Continental Power: America’s First Century of Expansion

How did a small republic on the Atlantic become a continental power stretching to the Pacific?
This documentary connects the major turning points of America’s first century—revolution, war, territorial expansion, and political fracture—showing how one event led to the next, and why the Civil War was the price of expansion.
From the American Revolution and the War of 1812 to Texas independence, the Mexican–American War, and the growing conflict over slavery and new states, this is the story of how the United States was made—through borders, battles, and hard political choices.
⚔️ What You’ll See

• The American Revolution and the birth of the republic
• The War of 1812 and America’s fight to survive
• The Texas Revolution and annexation tensions
• The Mexican–American War and Manifest Destiny
• How new territories destabilized the Union
• Slavery, politics, and the road to secession
• The American Civil War—and its consequences
• How the U.S. became 50 states
⏰ Chapters

00:00 | American Revolution
10:40 | War of 1812
27:37 | Texas Revolution
44:45 | Mexican–American War Part 1
01:01:10 | Mexican–American War Part 2
01:17:29 | Causes of the Civil War
01:33:22 | The Civil War
01:45:22 | How the U.S. Became 50 States

📚 Sources

• U.S. government and congressional records (debates, votes, reports)
• Treaties and diplomatic documents (including war settlements and annexation-era records)
• Supreme Court decisions and major legal texts (19th century)
• Contemporary speeches, letters, and newspapers (Civil War era)
• Military records, campaign reports, and period correspondence
• Modern scholarship on U.S. expansion, slavery, and the Civil War

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Question for the comments: Which turning point mattered most—Revolution, Expansion, or Civil War?

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