Sections:
Welcome
American History
European History
Latin American History
African History
Topics for this Section:
The Development of Native American Culture to 1500
Introduction
Changes over Time: 10,000 BC to 1200 AD
Summary
Native North Americans on the Eve of European Contact
European Exploration and Early Settlement 1492-1700
Introduction
European Exploration: 1492�1565
Early Colonization and Initial Areas of Control: 1565-1690
North America in 1700
The Struggle for Colonial Control of North America 1689-1763
Introduction
The Struggle for Colonial Control of North America: 1689�1763
Summary
Population and Diversity in America: the Colonial Period
Introduction
European Settlement: 1700�1780
American Diversity: ca. 1750
Summary
Native American Tribes 1783
The American Revolution
Introduction
The American Revolution
Summary
Constitutionalism
Introduction
Government and Land Claims: 1783
Ratification of the National Constitution: 1787-1790
Summary
Status of Slavery in Original 13 States
Territorial Expansion of the United States 1783-1853
Introduction
Territorial Expansion of the United States: 1783�1853
Summary
Alaska and Hawaii
Journeys of Lewis & Clark : 1804-1806
The War of 1812
Introduction
The War of 1812
Summary
Jackson's Campaigns in Florida 1818
Territory ceded by Spain 1810-1819
Texas 1836
The Mexican War
Introduction
The Mexican War
Summary
Oregon Country 1843-1848
The Spread of Cotton and of Slavery 1790-1860
Introduction
The Spread of Cotton: 1790�1860
The Spread of Slavery: 1790�1860
The Spread of Cotton and Slavery
The Economics of Cotton
Summary
Compromises Over Slavery
Introduction
The Missouri Compromise: 1820
The Compromise of 1850: The Status of Slavery
Summary
Gadsden Purchase and Proposed Rail Routes 1853
The Political Revolution of the 1850s
Introduction
The Kansas-Nebraska Act: 1854
Congressional Elections: 1850�1858
Summary
The Presidential Election of 1860
Introduction
The Presidential Election of 1860 by County
Electoral Vote by State: 1860
Comparison of County and State Data
Summary
The U.S. Civil War, Part I
Introduction
Secession
Eastern Theater: 1861�1863
Summary
U.S. Civil War, Part II
Introduction
The Western Theater: 1862-1863
Union Victory
Summary
Reconstruction
Introduction
Military Districts in the South: 1867
Duration of Radical Governments in the South
Summary
Industrialization 1870-1930
Introduction
The Changing American Workforce: 1870�1930
World Industrial Production: 1870�1930
Large-Scale Industry in 1900
Summary
Population and Immigration 1800-1910
Introduction
Population Maps
Foreign-born Population
Graph of Immigration
Summary
The Political Revolution of the 1890s
Introduction
The Political Revolution of the 1890s
Populist Strength in the Election of 1892
Summary
Toward Empire: Overseas Expansion 1865-1910
Introduction
Middle America and the Caribbean
The United States in the Pacific
The Great White Fleet
Summary
World War I
Introduction
The Western Front: 1914
The Western Front: 1915�1918
The War in Eastern Europe and the Middle East
The Colonial War
The United States: From Neutrality to Belligerency
The Financial Cost of the War
Summary
The Great Depression
Introduction
Stock Prices: 1923�1939
Unemployment: 1925�1945
Unemployment Relief: 1934
Summary
The Political Revolution of the 1930s
Introduction
The Political Revolution of the 1930s
Summary
World War II: The Pacific Theater
Introduction
Japanese Expansion to Spring: 1942
The Turning Point: April to December 1942
The U.S. Counterattack: 1943�1945
Summary
World War II: The European Theater
Introduction
Germany Resurgent
Blitzkrieg: 1939-1940
The Mediterranean Front: 1940-1943
The Eastern Front: 1941-1943
The Western Front: June 1944 to May 1945
The Battle of Normandy and the Breakout: June-July 1944
Summary
Cholera
Introduction
The Epidemic of 1832
The Epidemic of 1848-49
The Epidemic of 1866
The Epidemic of 1873
Polio
Introduction
Incidence in the U.S., 1912-1972
Diphtheria
Introduction
Incidence in the U.S., 1860-1960
Life Expectancy 1850-2000
Introduction
Life Expectancy Graphs
Review Questions
The Presidential Election of 1860 by County
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