Three worlds meet, beginnings to 1607 -- Colonization and settlement, 1492-1760 -- Revolution and new nation, 1761-1812 -- Expansion and reform, 1790-1855 -- Civil war and reconstruction, 1856-1869 -- The development of the industrial United States, 1870-1899 -- The emergence of modern America, 1900-1928 -- The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 -- Postwar United States, 1946-1968 -- The contemporary United States, 1969-Present.
Three worlds meet, beginnings to 1607. Native America ; Europe transformed ; The African heritage -- Colonization and settlement, 1492-1760. The arrival of the Europeans ; The Conquistadors ; Colonists in the Americas ; Politics, religion, and economics ; Slavery and the colonial economy -- Revolution and new nation, 1761-1812. The American Revolution ; Thirteen independent states ; The U.S. Constitution -- Expansion and reform, 1790-1855. Westward expansion and manifest destiny ; A changing nation ; Democracy and discontent -- Civil war and Reconstruction, 1856-1869. The road to war ; The American Civil War ; Reconstruction -- The development of the industrial United States, 1870-1899. The industrial era ; Immigration, equality and Victorian America ; The American worker ; The closing frontier and overseas expansion -- The emergence of modern America, 1900-1928. The Progressive movement ; World War I ; The roaring '20s -- The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945. The Great Depression ; The New Deal ; World War II -- Postwar United States, 1946-1968. The postwar boom ; Cold War and hot wars ; The civil rights movement -- The contemporary United States, 1969-present. Domestic and foreign policy since 1968 ; Economic, social and cultural changes.
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