French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte has gained control of New Orleans. As France forces the young nation's hand economically and politically, the greatest minds and visionaries of a young America struggle to hold it all together.
The war of 1812 would either make America a global power sweeping all the way to the Pacific or break it into small pieces bound to mighty England. It was a second revolution of sorts to prove to the British that America had to be taken seriously. The principal players in this drama were James and Dolley Madison and Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Their courage and determination would shape America's destiny.