History of the United States - Colonial America 1497-1776

The United States is primarily situated in central North America, a large and diverse expanse of land and people. Throughout much of its past and present, important threads of its history have occurred at the regional, territorial, state and local level. Details are found in the histories of the individual U.S. States, territories, and cities. Also see the article, Historic regions of the United States, for further historical direction. This article ...

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• History of the United States - Pre-Columbian America
• History of the United States - Pre-Colonial America
• History of the United States - Colonial America 1497-1776
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1776-1789
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1789-1849
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1849-1865
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1865-1918
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1918-1945
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1945-1964
• History of the United States - History of the United States 1964-1980
• History of the United States - Contemporary United States History 1980-present
• History of the United States - Literature

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For details, see the main Colonial America article. Colonial America was defined by ongoing battles between (mainly English-speaking) Colonials and Native Americans, a severe labor shortage which gave birth to forms of unfree labor such as slavery and indentured servitude, and a British policy of benign neglect which permitted the development of an American spirit and culture which was distinct from that of its European founders. ...

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Main article: Population history of American indigenous peoples. Many cultures thrived in the Americas before Columbus came, including the Anasazi in the Southwest and the Adena Culture in the East. This period overlaps the Pre-Colonial period mentioned below. ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1789-1849) article. George Washington, a renowned hero of the American Revolutionary War, commander of the Continental Army, and president of the Constitutional Convention, became the first President of the United States under the new U.S. Constitution. Perhaps the most popular figure in U.S. political history at the time, George Washington was proclaimed the "Father of the Country," and won the 1789 election with virtually no opposition. Washington took action to e ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1776-1789) article. During this period the United States won its independence from the Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War and established itself as the United States of America with 13 Colonies. ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1789-1849) article. During this period, the United States government was established by its first president, George Washington, and the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and various Indian Wars expanded and consolidated the land expanse of the United States--while largely displacing the indigenous population. ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1980-1988) and History of the United States (1988-present) articles. In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan instituted a domestic program of tax cuts on the belief that the economy would thereby expand. He had an international policy of aggressive anti-Soviet actions, including funding the Contras a opposition army to attack the socialist government and economy of Nicaragua. The United States deficit rapidly expanded, the Eastern Bloc began to unravel under increasing econo ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1849-1865) article. This period of U.S history saw the breakdown of the ability of white Americans of the North and South to reconcile fundamental differences in their approach to government, economics, society and African American slavery. Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the South seceeded to form the Confederate States of America, the Civil War followed, with the ultimate defeat of the South. ...

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History of the United States, History of the United States - Pre-Columbian America, History of the United States - Pre-Colonial America, History of the United States - Colonial America 1497-1776, History of the United States - History of the United States 1776-1789, History of the United States - History of the United States 1789-1849, History of the United States - History of the United States 1849-1865, History of the United States - History of the United States 1865-1918, History of the United States - History of the United States 1918-1945, History of the United States - History of the United States 1945-1964, History of the United States - History of the United States 1964-1980, History of the United States - Contemporary United States History 1980-present, History of the United States - Literature

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1980-1988) and History of the United States (1988-present) articles. In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan was elected, and instituted a domestic program of tax cuts on the belief that the economy would thereby expand. He had an international policy of aggressive anti-Soviet actions, including funding the Contras a opposition army to attack the socialist government and economy of Nicaragua. The United States deficit rapidly expanded, the Eastern Bloc began to unravel under ...

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History of the United States, History of the United States - Pre-Columbian America, History of the United States - Pre-Colonial America, History of the United States - Colonial America 1497-1776, History of the United States - History of the United States 1776-1789, History of the United States - History of the United States 1789-1849, History of the United States - History of the United States 1849-1865, History of the United States - History of the United States 1865-1918, History of the United States - History of the United States 1918-1945, History of the United States - History of the United States 1945-1964, History of the United States - History of the United States 1964-1980, History of the United States - Contemporary United States History 1980-present, History of the United States - Literature

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1945-1964) article. The post-war era in the United States was defined internationally by the beginning of the Cold War, in which the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to expand their influence at the expense of the other, checked by each side's massive nuclear arsenal. The result was a series of conflicts during this period including the Korean War and the tense nuclear showdown of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Within the United States, the Cold War prompted concerns about Communist influence, and also resulted i ...

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For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. Native Americans arrived on the North American continent from North-East Asia at some time between 48,000 BCE and 9,000 BCE, and dominated the area until the influx of European settlers in the early 17th century. ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1849-1865) article. In 1854, the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act abrogated the Missouri Compromise by providing that each new state of the Union would decide its stance on slavery. The settlement of Kansas by pro- and anti-slavery factions, and eventual victory of the anti-slavery camp, was fuelled by convictions signalled by the birth of the Republican party. By 1861, the admission of Kansas to the Union signalled a break in the balance of power. It also gave rise to various sundry movements which o ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1918-1945) article. The after-shock of Russia's October Revolution resulted in real fears of communism in the United States, leading to a three year Red Scare. The United States Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles imposed by its Allies on the defeated Central Powers; instead, the United States signed separate peace treaties with Germany and her allies. Disillusioned by the failure of the war to achieve the high ideals promised by President Woodrow Wilson ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1865-1918) article. Reconstruction and its failure left the Southern whites in a position of firm control over its black population, denying them their Civil Rights and keeping them in a state of economic servitude. The United States began its rise to international power in this period with substantial population and industrial growth domestically, and a number of imperalist ventures abroad. By the late nineteenth century, the United States had become the leading in ...

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For details, see the main History of the United States (1964-1980) article. The Cold War continued through the 1960s and 1970s, and the United States entered the Vietnam War, whose growing unpopularity fed already existing social movements, including those among women, minorities and young people. President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society social programs and the judicial activism of the Warren Court added to the wide range of social reform during the 1960s and 70s. The period saw the birth of feminism and the e ...

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