The Frontier

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The Frontier

Mexican-owned Texas offers land and freedom for those white settlers searching for a fresh start but the influx of 'Americans' would be the catalyst for the brutal Mexican-American war (1846-1848). Victory in the war against Mexico resulted in the United States gaining over half...

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Season 1
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As the United States advances west, the true nature of the land is revealed. What appeared to be a boundless empty terrain was in fact a richly inhabited landscape of diverse indigenous peoples who were not about to surrender their lands without a fight. After centuries of exposure to European diseases decimated the native...
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This is the story of the 'Frontier' of the 'Wild West', and the founding of America. By the turn of the 18th century, colonial Britain had already claimed land stretching nearly the full length of the east coast of North America. The 'Thirteen Colonies' of European settlers were eager to evolve west despite the Proclamatio...
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