Americans

## Music theme

> "*Get extra technologies. Great Companies provide a Great Company Stand and more technologies. Best at: Late Game.*"
> ― In-game description.
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## Overview

The **Americans** are an Anglophone civilization in *Age of Empires III: Wars of Liberty*. They were the first civilization from the Anglo culture and were introduced back when the mod was titled *War of the Triple Alliance*.
In *Wars of Liberty* the Americans are a nation which has been hit by the worst of all problems: a civil war. However, their nation still stands tall and plays a major role in world's developments, influencing the policy of many countries.
Their advanced technology is their main weapon, both in warfare and economy. The leader of the Americans is Abraham Lincoln. He is leading the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, strengthening the national government and modernizing the economy.
## Features

* Have access to extra technologies
* Have access to a General Store which grants Great Companies with more technologies
* Military units can be upgraded additional times

### Unique Units

 Miner: Villager specialized in gathering Coin, specially from Mines.

 Entrepreneur: Unit that transforms into a Great Company Stand.

 Marine: American naval ranged infantry. Deals siege damage with the ranged attack. Available at National Age.

 Mounted Rifle: Specialized light cavalry unit that counters heavy cavalry and artillery.

 Nurse: A female healer that can build Field Hospitals.

 Gatling Gun: Multibarrel cannon that excels versus infantry.

 Buffalo Soldier: Elite ranged cavalry unit that counters heavy cavalry and artillery.

 Zouave: Overall stronger line infantry unit.

 Texas Ranger: Ranged cavalry that additionally counters heavy infantry.

 Sharpshooter: Extremely high-range skirmisher unit that can also snipe artillery.

 Cavalry Corps: Hand cavalry unit with a massive amount of hit points.

### Unique Buildings

 General Store: Unique Market with more hit points and allows the selection of a Great Company.

 Great Company Stand: Building that trickles coin and provides unique technologies.

 Statue of Liberty: A wonder that grants a huge line-of-sight and a large trickle of experience.

## In-game Dialogue

### General

* *Yes?*
* *Ready?*
* *I'm here.*
* *How can I help?*
* *Yes sir?*
* *What do you want done?*
* *On my way.*
* *Moving.*
* *Get to it directly.*
* *Okay.*
* *That's a sure thing.*
* *Muskets ready!*
* *Force them back!*
* *Attacking!*
* *I'll send them packing!*

### Pioneer

* **Female Build** *I'll build that.*
* **Male Build 1** *I'll build it.*
* **Male Build 2** *Building.*
* **Male Build 3** *Good choice.*
* **Female Farm** *Farming* [farmin']
* **Male Farm 1** *Farming*
* **Male Farm 2** *Harvesting crops*
* **Female Gather Coin** *Mining* [minin']
* **Male Gather Coin 1**
* **Male Gather Coin 2** Gathering gold.
* **Female Gather Fruit** *Forage*
* **Male Gather Fruit 1** *Foraging*
* **Male Gather Fruit 2** *The fruit is good.*
* **Female Gather Meat** *Hunting* [huntin']
* **Male Gather Meat 1** *Hunting*
* **Male Gather Meat 2** *Gathering Meat*
* **Female Gather Wood** *Lumber*
* **Male Gather Wood 1** *Logging*
* **Male Gather Wood 2** *Gathering wood*
* **Male Gather Wood 3** *Will get lumber*
* **Male Gather Wood 4** *Felling the trees*

### Fur Trader / Military Units

* *Yes?*
* *I'm ready.*
* *What is your command?*
* *I'll do it*
* *I'm going now.*
* *Consider it done.*
* *Attack!*
* *To battle!*

## Trivia

* The Americans used to have a building and system called Congress, which was removed.

## History

The American Revolution was the first successful colonial war of independence against a European power. In the peace treaty of 1783 Britain recognized American sovereignty over most territory east of the Mississippi River. Starting in the 1780s inherent divisions between the North and the South in American society over slavery ultimately led to the American Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln, candidate of the largely antislavery Republican Party, was elected president in 1860. Before he took office, seven slave states declared their secession— which the federal government maintained was illegal — and formed the Confederate States of America.
After the Confederate defeat in the American Civil War, in the North, urbanization and an unprecedented influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe hastened the country's industrialization. The wave of immigration, lasting until 1924, provided labor and transformed American culture.
## Gallery

The Americans' Home City.With each Age the Americans can choose a politician that offers a unique technology and a unit unlock, along with resources/units/wagons/etcThe Americans' Market is the General Store, in addition to the usual Market functions it allows them to use shipments to select a Great CompanyThe Great Companies offer a variety of upgrades to research, with each company having a theme for what it enhancesThe Union troop unlocks when Aging: Marines, Mounted Rifles, Gatling Guns, and Buffalo SoldiersThe Confederate troop unlocks when Aging: Zouaves, Texas Rangers, Sharpshooters, and Cavalry Corps
## Changelog

* 1.0.13c

-Americans Sergeant (Imperial counterpart) now improves stats by 50%, up from 40% for Cavalry and Infantry. Artillery still gets a +40% stats increase.
-American extra economic technologies now follow this logic: They cost half of the shared technology that precedes them, but their effect is only 25% of it.
-Americans’ Lieutenant unit upgrade is receiving a few changes:
-Lieutenant upgrades now costs 750 Wood and 750 Coin, down from 2500 Wood and 2500 Coin.
-Lieutenant upgrades now upgrade units by 15%, down from 75%.
-Lieutenant upgrades for Artillery now upgrade units by 10%, down from 50%.
-Federalist papers technology now reduces the cost of all unique American politician technologies.
-Hire Italian Mercenary Army card now costs 1000 Coin, down from 2000.
* 1.0.13d

-Fixed a bug that didn’t allow some units to be upgraded in age II.
## Portals

* Civilizations
* Minor Allies
* Religions