As Americans watched 9/11 unfold,
close to 3,000 Americans perished 
in New York City, Washington, D.C., 
and Shanksville, Pennsylvania,
as a result of terrorist attacks.

A nation in mourning and patriotism came together briefly.

The 9/11 attacks inflicted a devastating emotional toll on U.S. Americans - shock, sadness, fear, and anger loomed.

Nevertheless, Americans demanded and could not stop watching television for answers via news shows.

Having been overwhelmed by fear, grief, and outrage, Americans demanded action from Congress and the White House, which led to a War on Terror an unprecedented expansion of military, law enforcement, and intelligence capabilities. overwhelmed by worry, despair, and anger, Americans demanded action from Congress and 
the White House, which led to an unprecedented expansion of military, law enforcement, and intelligence capabilities, the Passage of the Patriot Act, which allows criminal investigators to share information with intelligence officials and visa versa, increased authority to the government’s executive branch, allowing the President to declare war and solelyauthorize military operations, and increased partisanship

in politics.