{"id":13829,"date":"2025-04-28T18:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/?post_type=teach&#038;p=13829"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:01:32","slug":"spirit-of-a-nation","status":"publish","type":"teach","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/teach\/spirit-of-a-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of a Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"header-page header-teach py-xs \">\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"header-inner mb-xs\">\n      <div class=\"pagination-wrapper pb-xs\">\n  <nav class=\"pagination justify-content-between\">\n    <a class=\"btn-arrow-primary btn-arrow-prev\" href=\"\/teach\">Back to all missions<\/a>\n  <\/nav>\n<\/div>              <h1 class=\"page-title title-colored\">Teach Spirit of a Nation<\/h1>\n          <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"row no-gutters\">\n      <div class=\"col-sm grid-square\">\n        <div class=\"grid-card\">\n          <a class=\"link-to-all\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\"><\/a>\n          <div class=\"grid-card-content\">\n            <div class=\"grid-card-header\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stretch-image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/16175251\/mu8-title-screen-500x500.jpg\">\n                          <\/div>\n            <div class=\"grid-card-body\">\n              <a class=\"link-to-all\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\"><\/a>\n              <h4 class=\"title-sm-sans\">1500<br \/>\r\nEarly Encounters<\/h4>\n              <div class=\"fancy-line-top\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n              <h3 class=\"title\">Spirit of a Nation<\/h3>\n              <div class=\"grid-card-buttons\">\n                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/games\/spirit-of-a-nation\/\" class=\"btn btn-border-primary mt-2\" target=\"_self\">Start Mission<\/a>\n                              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-md fancy-line-bottom-right mt-2 mt-md-0 ml-md-2 ml-lg-4\">\n        <h4 class=\"title-xs-sans\"><\/h4>\n        <h4 class=\"title-md-serif mb-2\">Spirit of a Nation<\/h4>\n        <span class=\"title-xs-sans\">Estimated time: 1.5-2 hours<\/span>\n        <div class=\"description\">\n          <p>You are Nicki Seward, a 15-year-old descendant of the native Apalachee. 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