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Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia - History Of The United States
The United States is primarily situated in central North America, a large and diverse expanse of land and people. Throughout much of its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1849-1865
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 o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1849-1865
For details, see the main History of the United States (1849-1865) article. In 1854, the proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act abrogated the Misso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - Pre-columbian America
Main article: Population history of American indigenous peoples. Many cultures thrived in the Americas before Columbus came, including th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1789-1849
For details, see the main History of the United States (1789-1849) article. George Washington, a renowned hero of the American Revolution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1776-1789
For details, see the main History of the United States (1776-1789) article. During this period the United States won its independence fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - Contemporary United States History 1980-present
For details, see the main History of the United States (1980-1988) and History of the United States (1988-present) articles. In the 1980s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1789-1849
For details, see the main History of the United States (1789-1849) article. During this period, the United States government was establis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - Contemporary United States History 1980-present
For details, see the main History of the United States (1980-1988) and History of the United States (1988-present) articles. In the 1980s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1945-1964
For details, see the main History of the United States (1945-1964) article. The post-war era in the United States was defined internation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - Colonial America 1497-1776
For details, see the main Colonial America article. Colonial America was defined by ongoing battles between (mainly English-speaking) Col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - Pre-colonial America
For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. Native Americans arrived on the North American continent from North-East Asia at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1918-1945
For details, see the main History of the United States (1918-1945) article. The after-shock of Russia's October Revolution resulted in re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1865-1918
For details, see the main History of the United States (1865-1918) article. Reconstruction and its failure left the Southern whites in a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States - History Of The United States 1964-1980
For details, see the main History of the United States (1964-1980) article. The Cold War continued through the 1960s and 1970s, and the U...   » Read the article