http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us#show-schedule History Channel - Show Schedule for next 2 weeks en Copyright 2012, History.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT History.com 2012-02-10T05:00:00Z en Copyright 2012, History.com http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/episodes/episode-guide#episode-1 From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the north becomes a powerhouse of trade. Tension, taxation and resistance explode into war as the rebels take on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution, a new nation is born. 194901 http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/episodes/episode-guide#episode-3 Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the west, but find the land already claimed. Wagon trains meet hardship on the road to California's gold. The steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce, industry, and unprecedented wealth. In the south, cotton is king but slavery fuels a growing divide. Violence flares across the territories and the election of Lincoln is a harbinger of war. (2 hrs.) 195393 http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/episodes/episode-guide#episode-5 The Civil War rages. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union's mastery of technology; railroads, supply lines and the telegram become new weapons in a modern war. The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Farmers settle the continent; their cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the Plains. The Cowboy becomes a new American icon. (2 hrs.) 194971 http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/episodes/episode-guide#episode-7 Americans conquer a new frontier: the modern city, with Carnegie's empire of steel as its backbone. Skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty are symbols of the American Dream for millions of immigrants. The discovery of oil is a boom to industry; Henry Ford puts America on the road. Urban life introduces a new breed of social ills. Prohibition fuels the growth of organized crime. 195101