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Table of Contents[edit | edit source]
Colonial America (1690–1754)[edit | edit source]
- Pre-Columbian Societies (Before 1492)
- European History (Before 1492)
- Transatlantic Encounters and Colonial Beginnings (1492–1620)
- Colonial North America (1620–1754)
- Colonial Religion (1690–1754)
The Early Republic (1754–1837)[edit | edit source]
- Road to Revolution (1754–1775)
- American Revolution (1775–1787)
- The Federal Period (1787–1800)
- Jeffersonian Democracy (1800–1812)
- War, Nationalism, and Division (1812–1837)
- Religious Movements (1754–1837)
The Crisis of the Republic (1837–1877)[edit | edit source]
- Manifest Destiny and the Slavery Question (1837–1861)
- A Nation Divided: The American Civil War (1861–1865)
- Reconstruction (1865–1877)
Wealth, Innovation, and World Power (1877–1913)[edit | edit source]
- The Age of Invention and the Gilded Age (1877–1900)
- Presidency of Grover Cleveland
- Racism of the era, Industrialization, Agriculture, Urbanization, American Imperialism,
- The Progressive Era (1900–1914)
- Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, Presidency of William Howard Taft, Early Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
- Progressivism, Sufferage for Women, Labor Reform,
- Advancements
- The Wright Brothers and the advent of practical powered flight, Rocketry, Transit improvements, Birth of Hollywood
- The Nadir of American Race Relations
- Racism, Race Riots
Into the American Century (1913–1945)[edit | edit source]
- The War to End All Wars (1914–1920)
- World War I–"The Great War", The Spanish Flu
- The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)
- Roaring Twenties, Prohibition
- The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1939)
- The Great Depression, The New Deal, Works Progress Administration
- Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
- American Involvement in the Spanish Civil War
- The World At War (1939–1945)
- World War II, The War in Europe, The War in the Pacific, The Manhattan Project
America in the Cold War (1945–1989)[edit | edit source]
- The Cold War (1945–1953)
- Presidency of Harry Truman, Start of the Cold War
- The Fifties (1953–1961)
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Civil Rights Movement, Rock and Roll
- The Sixties (1961–1969)
- Presidency of John F. Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis, Presidency of Lyndon Bird Johnson, The Great Society, Space Race, Martin Luther King Jr.
- National and International Crises (1969–1981)
- The Presidency of Richard Nixon, Vietnam War and entanglements in Indochina, Kent State, Impeachment of Richard Nixon
- The Reagan Revolution (1981–1989)
- The Presidency of Gerald Ford, The Presidency of Jimmy Carter, The Presidency of Ronald Reagan
- Pardoning of Nixon, Inflation, Energy Crisis, Camp David Accords, Iran Hostage Crisis, Iran-Iraq War, The Reagan Revolution, SDI–"Star Wars", Iran Contra
Hope, Adversity and Challenges for the New Century (1989–2016)[edit | edit source]
- Bush and Clinton presidencies
- Presidency of George Bush, Rodney King, Collapse of the Soviet Union, Presidency of Bill Clinton, 1st Gulf War (1989 –2000), Monica Lewinsky Scandal
- George W. Bush
- Presidency of George W. Bush, September 11th, 2001, 2nd Gulf War, Terrorism, Start of the Great Recession
- Election 2008
- Obama Vs. John McCain, Primaries
- Obama
- Presidency of Barack Obama, Addressing the Great Recession, Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ rights, Tea Party Movement
Recent History (2016–Present)[edit | edit source]
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- Election 2016
- Donald Trump Vs. Hillary Clinton, Primary Candidates, Third Party Candidates
- Trump
- Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Establishment of the US Space Force, Start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Events of January 6th, 2021
- Biden
- Continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Ukraine
- Hope & Crisis: America Today and In the Future
Appendices[edit | edit source]
- Appendix A: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States
- Appendix B: Supreme Court Decisions
- Appendix C: Chief Justices
- Appendix D: Famous Third Parties
- Growing Crisis with Iran (2002-)
- Authors
Keywords (People, events, etc)[edit | edit source]
Related Wikibooks[edit | edit source]
General US History[edit | edit source]
Specific US History[edit | edit source]
State History[edit | edit source]
- History of Hawaii
- History of Florida
- History of New York State
- History of Wyoming
- History of Tennessee
- History of Nevada
- History of Alaska
Misc American History[edit | edit source]
Related Wikipedia articles[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- USA.gov/history - US Government website with history resources.
- National Museum of American History - Operated by the Smithsonian Institution
- ushistory.org - by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia.