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Discover how a young nation grew across the West in this action-packed animated series about the American frontier.

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America was founded on the ideas of life, liberty, and equality under the law. But ideas are one thing: living up to them is another. How did the Framers lay the groundwork for America to become the…
Why did the Framers make the U.S. Constitution so hard to change? After all, of more than 11,000 amendments proposed since the birth of the United States, only 27 have been ratified. What did each of…
In this seamless marathon, you will meet the courageous American pioneers whose lives and accomplishments embody what makes the United States a special place with a unique spirit. Get one volume of…
The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution establish the three branches of government. But the Framers knew there was still more work to do. How did they make the Constitution truly “of the…
Freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, the right to remain silent. You might think these well-known “guaranteed rights” are included in the original U.S. Constitution. Surprisingly, they’re not.…
The Framers of the Constitution thought that the Judicial Branch of the new American government would be the weakest of the three branches. But 250 years later, that’s not how it turned out. What…
America declared its independence from England in 1776. Then it fought—and won—a war to secure that independence. So what would America do with its newfound freedom? The first step was to establish a…
When America became independent, it was hardly a strong, unified country. Every state had its own government, its own culture, and its own ideas. Bringing everyone together under one national…
How much power should the President have? That was a big question on the minds of the writers of the Constitution. A Chief Executive without enough power means a government too weak to do its job.…
With the creation of the U.S. Constitution, the Founders flipped the script for how governments had always functioned around the world. Rather than anointing a king or a ruler, they wanted to give…

History in 5 delivers fast-paced, five-minute episodes that make civics engaging and fun. In a conversational, story-driven style, students explore the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the…
In 1875, America finally stretched from coast to coast. The Union had grown to thirty-seven states, with unsettled territory set aside for the Indians in what is now Oklahoma. Patrolling the Indian…
The Louisiana Purchase doubled America’s size—but "Manifest Destiny" took it all the way to the Pacific. This episode—based on a PragerU Kids biographical book—brings to life a bold chapter of…
When Americans needed land, they turned west—but immigrants like John Sutter were looking west too. Born in Germany, Sutter arrived in remote California in 1839 and built a fort in the Sacramento…
In 1836, Americans who had settled in the Mexican province of Texas were in real trouble. The Mexican army was determined to crush their stand for independence. Outnumbered, a small band of settlers…
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson made the deal of a lifetime. His famous "Louisiana Purchase" from France doubled America's size. But exploring nearly a million square miles of untamed wilderness…
When George Washington was president, America’s frontier was the Northwest Territory—land beneath the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River. Settling that land meant surviving in the wild,…
In 1775, as war raged in the Thirteen Colonies, a brave hunter named Daniel Boone was fighting a different battle—one to open America’s untamed wilderness to settlers. While colonial militias faced…

A famous wagon trail, towering evergreens, and the world’s largest living organism—Oregon is a nature lover’s paradise! In this episode of Unboxed, USA, your elementary students will follow a trail…