The history of the United. States has been an experiment in democracy for more than 200 years. Issues that were addressed in the early years continue to be.

Evidence of early life in North America continues to be found . Little of it, however, can be reliably dated before 12,000 B .C .; a recent discovery of a ...

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A brief History of the United States of America. Page 2. Christopher Columbus discovered America in. 1492. Page 3. The Pilgrim Fathers came from Great Britain.

In 1850, the United States was a large country, full of contrasts. Civil War and Post-War Reconstruction. 37. The American Civil War started in April 1861.

Page 1. Page 2. A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. 1492-PRESENT. By HOWARD ZINN. 1 COLUMBUS, THE INDIANS, AND HUMAN PROGRESS. 2 DRAWING THE COLOR LINE. 3 ...

An American's government, his literature and newspapers, his movies and radio give him isolated and more or less connected items of United States history. These ...

1.3.1 The Archaic and Woodland Periods From 8,000-7,000 BCE, the Earth's climate began to warm, and the North American environment changed.

There are many intriguing mysteries surrounding the peo- pling and discovery of the western hemisphere. Who were the people to first inhabit the northern ...

1776 - The American colonies declare their independence as the United States of America. 1777 - The Continental Army stays at Valley Forge for the winter. 1781 ...