US History

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U.S. History is divided into 6 periods, starting from 12,000 BC with North American Indian cultures flourishing to the millennium with the final end of the Cold War. It contains the basic stages of pre-colonial, colonial America, a new nation, civil war, progressive era, World Wars, and the Cold War.

Colonial (1600-1799)


Colonial
(1600-1799)

Civil War & Reconstruction (1850-1899)


Civil War & Reconstruction
(1850-1899)

Mid Century & Cold War (1950-1999)


Mid Century & Cold War
(1950-1999)

Pre-colonial (Before 1600)


Pre-colonial
(Before 1600)

12,000 BC

North American Indian cultures appear

A.D. 1000

Leif Ericsson calls it Vinland

1492

Christopher Columbus lands in Bahamas

1513

Juan Ponce de León lands on the coast of Florida

1565

St. Augustine (Florida)

A New Nation (1800-1849)


A New Nation
(1800-1849)

Progressive Era & World Wars (1850-1949)


Progressive Era & World Wars
(1850-1949)