1 Season
8 Episode
The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents - Season 1 Episode 3 A House Divided 1849-1865
America by the mid-1800s was triple its original size thanks to bold and controversial decisions by Presidents such as Jefferson, Jackson, and Polk. But with new territory came old confrontations. Slavery--the question that had been avoided since the country's birth--now had to be answered. Some leaders pinned their hopes on compromise, until one used the Presidency to defend freedom and the Union--at any cost.
- Year: 2013
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
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- Keyword: documentary, american history
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