Before you dive into the specifics, get a handle on the major historical ideas related to Manifest Destiny. Just five minutes of this fun, focused video. [4:55]

Experiences of a pioneer family on their journey from Illinois to the Midwestern plains. [11:00]

Monon: the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway which operated from 1897 to 1956 mostly within the state of Indiana. This video is both a history of the origins of the railroad and a time capsule of railways in the middle of the...

John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the Atlantic coast...