

The Rise of the Great Powers
A New Nation and a New Dream: United States
Directed by Chengcai Li, Liu YingTV-G
S1 • E10 Nov 13, 2006 50mThe United States developed rapidly, but the unresolved issue of slavery at the Constitutional Convention eventually led to a civil war in 1860. President Lincoln led the North to win the war to maintain national unity, and the central government gradually grew stronger.