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When a mysterious object falls from the sky and an Army base explodes, three young amateur sleuths try to unveil the secrets of the small town.

Follows Joe who battles to save what he and others have spent years building.

When General Howe brings an invasion to the battle of Brooklyn Heights, Washington's miraculous retreat to Manhattan saves the Continental Army.

Washington does the unthinkable when he crosses the frozen Delaware for surprise attacks that will keep the patriot cause alive.

The great American victory at Saratoga makes France an ally of the new United States and turns the revolution into world war.

George Washington and the Continental Army endure the harsh winter at Valley Forge.

When Washington and the Continental army charge out of Valley Forge, the British change their strategy and take the war south.

The unruly "Overmountain Boys" crush the loyalists at Kings Mountain; General Daniel Morgan rediscovers modern tactics at Cowpens; and General Nathaniel Greene continues the war of attrition.

Learn about the nautical hero John Paul Jones, the great victory at Yorktown, and the French and American navies.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Discover George Washington and his experience with the French and Indian War. Then, find out what happened when the British government began taxing the colonies without their consent.

From the Renaissance to the Reformation and colonization, meet pioneers in science, religion, and exploration that paved the way to a New World and the birth of a nation.