preface
  1. 1Chapter 1: Early America
  2. 2Chapter 1: Early America – Continued (1)
  3. 3Chapter 1: Early America – Continued (2)
  4. 4Chapter 2: The Colonial Period
  5. 5Chapter 2: The Colonial Period – Continued (1)
  6. 6Chapter 3: The Road to Independence
  7. 7Chapter 3: The Road to Independence – Continued (1)
  8. 8Chapter 3: The Road to Independence – Continued (2)
  9. 9Chapter 4: The Formation of a National Government
  10. 10Chapter 4: The Formation of a National Government – Continued (1)
  11. 11Chapter 4: The Formation of a National Government – Continued (2)
  12. 12Chapter 4: The Formation of a National Government – Continued (3)
  13. 13Chapter 5: Westward Expansion and Regional Differences
  14. 14Chapter 5: Westward Expansion and Regional Differences – Continued (1)
  15. 15Chapter 5: Westward Expansion and Regional Differences – Continued (2)
  16. 16Chapter 6: Sectional Conflict
  17. 17Chapter 6: Sectional Conflict – Continued (1)
  18. 18Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction
  19. 19Chapter 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction – Continued (1)
  20. 20Chapter 8: Growth and Transformation
  21. 21Chapter 8: Growth and Transformation – Continued (1)
  22. 22Chapter 8: Growth and Transformation – Continued (2)
  23. 23Chapter 9: Discontent and Reform
  24. 24Chapter 9: Discontent and Reform – Continued (1)
  25. 25Chapter 10: War, Prosperity and Depression
  26. 26Chapter 10: War, Prosperity and Depression – Continued (1)
  27. 27Chapter 11: The New Deal and World War II
  28. 28Chapter 11: The New Deal and World War II – Continued (1)
  29. 29Chapter 11: The New Deal and World War II – Continued (2)
  30. 30Chapter 12: Postwar America
  31. 31Chapter 12: Postwar America – Continued (1)
  32. 32Chapter 12: Postwar America – Continued (2)
  33. 33Chapter 13: Decades of Change
  34. 34Chapter 13: Decades of Change – Continued (1)
  35. 35Chapter 13: Decades of Change – Continued (2)
  36. 36Chapter 14: The New Conservatism and a New World Order
  37. 37Chapter 14: The New Conservatism and a New World Order – Continued (1)
  38. 38Chapter 14: The New Conservatism and a New World Order – Continued (2)
  39. 39Chapter 15: Bridge to the 21st Century
  40. 40Chapter 15: Bridge to the 21st Century – Continued (1)
  41. 41Chapter 15: Bridge to the 21st Century – Continued (2)

Capitol To Lincoln Memorial

A view of Washington DC from The Capitol to the Washington Monument through to the Lincoln Memorial.

Credit: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail509.html.

Preface

This title provides an in-depth study of American history from early periods through to the end of the 20th Century. Read about the early North American peoples, the first European explorers and the first 150 years of rule by the British.

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 after the War of Independence (1775-83) and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America, following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.

Text Credit: US Dept. of State

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/histryotln/order.htm

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