A History of America

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The Rise of Capitalism

Episode Synopsis

Individual enterprise merges with technological innovation to launch the Commercial Revolution – the seedbed of American industry. The program features the ideas of Adam Smith, the efforts of entrepreneurs in New England and Chicago, the Lowell Mills Experiment, and the engineering feats involved in Chicago's early transformation from marsh to metropolis.

A History of America

The Rise of Capitalism

Episode Synopsis

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A New System of Government

Westward Expansion

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America at its Centennial

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