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The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed, and many saw transformations in the 16th century away from more densely populated lifestyles and towards reorganized polities elsewhere.
- Colonial History of The United States
The colonial history of the United States covers the period...
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- Prehistory of The United States
Geological history of North America; History of Native...
- History of The Americas
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- History of Native Americans in The United States
The history of Native Americans in the United States began...
- Outline of United States History
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution...
- Army
The United States Army considers itself a continuation of...
- Settled The Americas
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- Mulberry Street
Mulberry Street, c. 1900 Mulberry Street is a principal...
- Colonial History of The United States
This caused the American Civil War. After the war, Immigration resumed. Some Americans became very rich in this Gilded Age, and the country developed one of the largest economies in the world. In the early 20th century, the United States became a world power, fighting in World War I and World War II.
- Pre-Columbian America
- Colonial America (1492-1776): The ‘Discovery’ of America
- The American Revolution
- The Early Republic
- Antebellum Period
- Civil War
- Reconstruction
- Industrial/Gilded Age
- Progressive Era
- World War 1
Many of us grew up being taught that Christopher Colombus “discovered” America when he first set sail with the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria in 1492. However, we now recognize the insensitivity of such a comment, since America had been populated by people since the Archaic Period (roughly 8000 to 1000 BC). Instead, Colombus merely discovered the con...
One of the defining moments in US history is the American Revolution, which was fought to free the Thirteen American colonies from the British crown. As a result, we tend to focus on the British colonization of America when studying US history, and while this is certainly important, we must always remember that many other European nations colonized...
In just under a century, the American continent went from being unknown to the European world to being entirely dominated by it. Native populations had been fought back, and many were dying at rapid rates due to the diseases carried over by Europeans. READ MORE: The American Revolutionary War: The Dates, Causes, and Timeline in the Fight for Indepe...
After the British surrendered at Yorktown, the thirteen original colonies ceased to be colonies and were granted their independence. However, much was to be done before the newly independent colonies could call themselves a nation.
The next period of American history, which spans roughly from the end of the War of 1812 until the beginning of the Civil War is often called the Antebellum Period, or the Pre-War Period. This is because when we look back at American history, it’s easy to see how the events of this period were hurling the nation towards civil war, which is arguably...
By the end of the 1850s, the issue of slavery continued to define national discourse. Northern states generally opposed it since slave labor kept wages down and limited industrial growth, whereas Southern states felt abolishing slavery would cripple their economies and leave them helpless to the whims of the Federal government. Secession had been m...
The era immediately succeeding the Civil War is known as the Reconstruction Era, as it was defined by attempts to repair the wounds of war and bring the South back into the Union. Slavery was outlawed by the passage of the 13th Amendment, and blacks were given new rights and political representation from the 14th and 15th Amendments. However, the U...
After Reconstruction, the United States entered a period of unprecedented economic growth fueled by industrialization. Much of this growth took place in the North and the West where there was already a strong industrial base, and it drove a rapid increase in wages that attracted immigrants from Europe, which had become much poorer in comparison to ...
The Gilded Age was followed up by what is known as the Progressive Era, which was a period in time defined by efforts to “fix” the problems created by America’s rapid industrialization. It focused on reducing the power of big corporations and the wealthy elite. Antitrust laws were established during this time, many of which still hold until this da...
Before 1914, the United States, although getting richer and more powerful by the day, had managed to avoid getting involved in international conflicts. However, this changed in 1917 when the US declared war on Germany and joined the conflict we now know as World War I. In the years before issuing a formal declaration of war, the US contributed supp...
The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of North America from the early 17th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States of America, after the War of Independence. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic launched major colonization ...
United States, officially United States of America, Country, North America. It comprises 48 conterminous states occupying the mid-continent, Alaska at the northwestern extreme of North America, and the island state of Hawaii in the mid- Pacific Ocean. Area, including inland water area and the U.S. share of the Great Lakes: 3,797,173 sq mi ...
