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The History of the United States (1789–1849), sometimes called the Antebellum period, is the history beginning with the Presidency of George Washington and ending just before the American Civil War.
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.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. This article covers the history of the United States from 1789 through 1849, the period of westward expansion. George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative he created three departments: State ( Thomas Jefferson ), Treasury ( Alexander Hamilton ), and War.
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As a result of the American Revolution, the thirteen British colonies emerged as a newly independent nation, the United States of America, between 1776 and 1789. Fighting in the American Revolutionary War started between colonial militias and the British Army in 1775.
This article covers the history of the United States from 1789 through 1849, the period of westward expansion. George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative he created three departments: State (Thomas Jefferson), Treasury (Alexander Hamilton), and War.
