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For Life and Liberty

For Life and Liberty

Many people traveled far to a new land in search of freedom. But years later, they were still ruled by a foreign power. How did the Declaration of Independence proclaim freedom? And how did it help form the United States? Author - Rebecca Levine....

Freedom from Slavery

Freedom from Slavery

The United States was in the middle of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. What exactly did this document say? And how did change the country? Author - Brianna Hall. Narrator - Various Narrators....

Mr. Madison's War

Mr. Madison's War

The United States won its independence from Great Britain in 1783, but that didn't mean the conflicts were over. By 1812, tensions between the two countries had reached the boiling point. Why would the United States again want to wage war on a rich...

To Preserve the Union

To Preserve the Union

Expand slavery or limit it? By 1818, the United States was deeply divided about what to do in Missouri, a territory that wanted to be a state. At issue was whether slavery would be legal in the new state. But how did the fight start? And how would the...