The Frontier
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.
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Documentary & Factual
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The Frontier
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west. A ludicrously good land deal with France unlocks a vast wilderness seemingly open for the taking.
G
Documentary & Factual
Stream only in New Zealand
Episode 1
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west.
Episode 1
As the former British Colonies on the east coast became the United States of America, their sights were now set on what lay west.
Episode 2
As the United States advances west, the true nature of the land is revealed.
Episode 2
As the United States advances west, the true nature of the land is revealed.
Episode 3
Mexican-owned Texas offers land and freedom to white settlers searching for a fresh start. The influx of 'Americans' would change the course of US history forever.
Episode 3
Mexican-owned Texas offers land and freedom to white settlers searching for a fresh start. The influx of 'Americans' would change the course of US history forever.
Episode 4
The territory of California would prove invaluable as the discovery of gold unleashes the largest migration in US history and ignites a debate on slavery, culminating in the American Civil War.
Episode 4
The territory of California would prove invaluable as the discovery of gold unleashes the largest migration in US history and ignites a debate on slavery, culminating in the American Civil War.
Episode 5
A race of the railroads to join the east and west coast would begin a new chapter in US dominance and lead to the rise of the American icon: the cowboy.
Episode 5
A race of the railroads to join the east and west coast would begin a new chapter in US dominance and lead to the rise of the American icon: the cowboy.
Episode 6
The scars of systematic ethnic cleansing of native peoples along with US claims on land stretching the span of the entire continent, seemingly ends 'the frontier' chapter in American history.
Episode 6
The scars of systematic ethnic cleansing of native peoples along with US claims on land stretching the span of the entire continent, seemingly ends 'the frontier' chapter in American history.
