America - Modern Age Civilization

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America was a new nation, one founded on Enlightenment ideals of progress and rationality, industry and progress, and ever-expanding horizons. The American Revolution ignited from this demand for expansion: to expand trade independently to the Caribbean, to extend the colonies’ borders westward (into land held by indigenous nations), and freedom from British tariffs and taxes.

Unique Ability

Frontier Expansion: Gain Gold every time you Improve a Resource.

Attributes

Economic
Expansionist

Civic Trees

Yankee Ingenuity

Tier 1: Unlocks the Steel Mill Unique Building and the 'Gold Rush' Tradition.
Tradition - Gold Rush: Increased Gold for every assigned Resource.
Tier 2: Prospector Unique Merchant Units receive a Gold discount.

Captains of Industry

Tier 1: Unlocks the Railyard Unique Building and the 'Robber Baron' Tradition.
Tradition - Robber Baron: Increased Influence for every assigned Resource.
Tier 2: Increased Production on Resources. Increased Settlement Limit.

Wartime Manufacturing

Tier 1: Units receive increased Combat Strength for having more than one adjacent enemy Unit. Unlocks the Statue of Liberty Wonder.
Tier 2: Increased Production towards Military Units when fighting a war in which your Support is higher than your opponent. Unlocks the 'Lend-Lease' Tradition.
Tradition - Lend-Lease: Increased Gold and Influence per Trade Route.

Unique Infrastructure

Industrial Park: Unique Quarter. Increased Food in this City for every Resource assigned to this City.

Steel Mill: Unique Building. Production base. Receive a Gold Adjacency for Resources.

Railyard: Unique Building. Gold base. Receive a Production Adjacency for Quarters.

Unique Civilian Unit

Prospector: Unique Civilian Unit. Activate on an unowned Land Resource tile within a set number of tiles from one of your Settlements. A path of tiles is claimed back to the Settlement and the tile's Resource is improved immediately.

Unique Military Unit

Marine: Unique Infantry Unit. Has reduced Production Cost and the Amphibious keyword, granting no Combat penalties when attacking from Embarkation. Costs Movement to Embark and Disembark.

Associated Wonder

Statue of Liberty: Happiness Base. Spawns a set number of Migrant Units, which are Civilian Units that can trigger a Growth Event in Settlements. Increased Resource Capacity in this Settlement. Increased Gold and Production in this City for every Resource assigned to it. Must be built on a Coast tile adjacent to land.