CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"f8329a71-3d35-4a72-a918-4594a696c453","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States","wgTitle":"Outline of the history of the United States","wgCurRevisionId":1273622843,"wgRevisionId":1273622843,"wgArticleId":18482492,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description matches Wikidata","Use mdy dates from June 2013","Pages using sidebar with the child parameter","Wikipedia articles needing clarification from March 2023","Commons link is locally defined","United States history timelines","History of the United States","History of the United States by topic","United States history-related lists","Outlines of history and events","Outlines" ],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States","wgRelevantArticleId":18482492,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":80000,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q7112502", "wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js", "ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.15"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States rootpage-Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" title="Main menu" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Outline+of+the+history+of+the+United+States" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Outline+of+the+history+of+the+United+States" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Outline+of+the+history+of+the+United+States" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Outline+of+the+history+of+the+United+States" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-By_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>By period</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-By_period-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle By period subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-By_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Named_eras_and_periods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Named_eras_and_periods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Named eras and periods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Named_eras_and_periods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Timelines_and_lists" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timelines_and_lists"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Timelines and lists</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timelines_and_lists-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-15th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#15th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1</span> <span>15th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-15th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1490s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1490s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1.1</span> <span>1490s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1490s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-16th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#16th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2</span> <span>16th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-16th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1500s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1500s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.1</span> <span>1500s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1500s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1510s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1510s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.2</span> <span>1510s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1510s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1520s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1520s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.3</span> <span>1520s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1520s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1540s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1540s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.4</span> <span>1540s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1540s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1550s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1550s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.5</span> <span>1550s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1550s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1560s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1560s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.6</span> <span>1560s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1560s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1570s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1570s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.7</span> <span>1570s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1570s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1580s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1580s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.8</span> <span>1580s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1580s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1590s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1590s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.9</span> <span>1590s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1590s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-17th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#17th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3</span> <span>17th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-17th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1600s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1600s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.1</span> <span>1600s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1600s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1610s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1610s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.2</span> <span>1610s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1610s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1620s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1620s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.3</span> <span>1620s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1620s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1630s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1630s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.4</span> <span>1630s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1630s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1640s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1640s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.5</span> <span>1640s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1640s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1660s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1660s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.6</span> <span>1660s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1660s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1670s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1670s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.7</span> <span>1670s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1670s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1680s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1680s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.8</span> <span>1680s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1680s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1690s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1690s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.9</span> <span>1690s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1690s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-18th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#18th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4</span> <span>18th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-18th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1700s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1700s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.1</span> <span>1700s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1700s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1710s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1710s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.2</span> <span>1710s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1710s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1720s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1720s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.3</span> <span>1720s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1720s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1730s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1730s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.4</span> <span>1730s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1730s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1740s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1740s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.5</span> <span>1740s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1740s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1750s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1750s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.6</span> <span>1750s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1750s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1760s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1760s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.7</span> <span>1760s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1760s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1770s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1770s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.8</span> <span>1770s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1770s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1780s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1780s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.9</span> <span>1780s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1780s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1790s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1790s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4.10</span> <span>1790s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1790s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-19th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#19th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5</span> <span>19th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-19th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1800s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1800s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.1</span> <span>1800s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1800s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1810s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1810s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.2</span> <span>1810s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1810s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1820s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1820s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.3</span> <span>1820s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1820s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1830s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1830s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.4</span> <span>1830s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1830s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1840s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1840s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.5</span> <span>1840s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1840s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1850s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1850s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.6</span> <span>1850s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1850s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1860s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1860s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.7</span> <span>1860s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1860s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1870s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1870s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.8</span> <span>1870s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1870s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1880s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1880s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.9</span> <span>1880s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1880s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1890s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1890s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.5.10</span> <span>1890s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1890s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-20th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#20th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6</span> <span>20th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-20th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1900s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1900s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.1</span> <span>1900s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1900s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1910s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1910s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.2</span> <span>1910s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1910s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1920s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1920s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.3</span> <span>1920s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1920s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1930s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1930s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.4</span> <span>1930s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1930s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1940s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1940s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.5</span> <span>1940s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1940s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1950s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1950s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.6</span> <span>1950s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1950s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1960s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1960s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.7</span> <span>1960s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1960s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1970s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1970s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.8</span> <span>1970s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1970s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1980s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1980s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.9</span> <span>1980s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1980s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1990s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.6.10</span> <span>1990s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-21st_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#21st_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.7</span> <span>21st century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-21st_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2000s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.7.1</span> <span>2000s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.7.2</span> <span>2010s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.7.3</span> <span>2020s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_region" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_region"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>By region</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_region-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_subject" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_subject"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>By subject</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-By_subject-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle By subject subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-By_subject-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-History_books" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History_books"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>History books</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History_books-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cultural_history_of_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cultural_history_of_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Cultural history of the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cultural_history_of_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economic_history_of_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economic_history_of_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Economic history of the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economic_history_of_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History_of_education_in_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History_of_education_in_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>History of education in the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History_of_education_in_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geographic_history_of_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geographic_history_of_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Geographic history of the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Geographic_history_of_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History_of_health_care_in_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History_of_health_care_in_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>History of health care in the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History_of_health_care_in_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historiography_of_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historiography_of_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>Historiography of the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historiography_of_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Maritime_history_of_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Maritime_history_of_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>Maritime history of the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Maritime_history_of_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Political_history_of_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Political_history_of_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>Political history of the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Political_history_of_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History_of_science_in_the_United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History_of_science_in_the_United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.10</span> <span>History of science in the United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History_of_science_in_the_United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of the history of the United States</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="This article exist only in this language. Add the article for other languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-0" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Add languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="uls-after-portlet-link"></span><span class="wb-langlinks-add wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q7112502#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Add interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Add links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&oldid=1273622843" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&id=1273622843&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FOutline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FOutline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibooks mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Outline_of_U.S._History" hreflang="en"><span>Wikibooks</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q7112502" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of and topical guide to United States history</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1234909266">.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar{width:22.0em;border:4px double #d69d36}.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:#002868;color:#FFFFFF;background-clip:padding-box}.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a,.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .sidebar-list-title a,.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .mw-collapsible-text{color:#FFFFFF}.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .sidebar-caption{padding-bottom:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .sidebar-list-content{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .US-history-sidebar .sidebar-list-title{text-align:center;background:#bf0a30;color:#FFFFFF}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks US-history-sidebar vcard hlist"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle"><b>This article is part of a series on the</b></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States"><small>History of the </small><br />United States</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg/100px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg/150px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg/200px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="476" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States history"><span style="color:var(--color-base, #101112)">Timeline and periods</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Geological_history_of_North_America" title="Geological history of North America">Prehistoric</a></b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Pre-Columbian_era" title="Pre-Columbian era">Pre-Columbian Era</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;">until 1607</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Colonial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Colonial history of the United States">Colonial Era</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1607–1765</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931789)" title="History of the United States (1776–1789)">1776–1789</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1765–1783</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Confederation_period" title="Confederation period">Confederation period</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1783–1788</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1789%E2%80%931815)" title="History of the United States (1789–1815)">1789–1815</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1788–1801</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Jeffersonian_democracy" title="Jeffersonian democracy">Jeffersonian Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;">1801–1817</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1815%E2%80%931849)" title="History of the United States (1815–1849)">1815–1849</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Era_of_Good_Feelings" title="Era of Good Feelings">Era of Good Feelings</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1817–1825</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Jacksonian_democracy" title="Jacksonian democracy">Jacksonian Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;">1825–1849</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1849%E2%80%931865)" title="History of the United States (1849–1865)">1849–1865</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1849–1865</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1865%E2%80%931917)" title="History of the United States (1865–1917)">1865–1917</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era" title="Reconstruction era">Reconstruction Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1865–1877</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Gilded_Age" title="Gilded Age">Gilded Age</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1877–1896</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Era" title="Progressive Era">Progressive Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1896–1917</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1917%E2%80%931945)" title="History of the United States (1917–1945)">1917–1945</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/United_States_in_World_War_I" title="United States in World War I">World War I</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1917–1918</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Roaring_Twenties" title="Roaring Twenties">Roaring Twenties</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1918–1929</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression_in_the_United_States" title="Great Depression in the United States">Great Depression</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1929–1941</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1941–1945</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1945%E2%80%931964)" title="History of the United States (1945–1964)">1945–1964</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_World_War_II" title="Aftermath of World War II">Post-World War II Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1945–1964</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">Civil Rights Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1954–1968</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964%E2%80%931980)" title="History of the United States (1964–1980)">1964–1980</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">Civil Rights Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1954–1968</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/United_States_in_the_Vietnam_War" title="United States in the Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1964–1975</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1980%E2%80%931991)" title="History of the United States (1980–1991)">1980–1991</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Reagan_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Reagan Era">Reagan Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1981–1991</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1991%E2%80%932016)" title="History of the United States (1991–2016)">1991–2016</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    <a href="/wiki/Post%E2%80%93Cold_War_era" title="Post–Cold War era">Post-Cold War Era</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"> 1991–2016</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(2016%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the United States (2016–present)">2016–present</a></b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;"></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:left;">    Trump Era</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;">2016–present</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/American_Century" title="American Century">American Century</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_antisemitism_in_the_United_States" title="History of antisemitism in the United States">Antisemitism</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_the_United_States" title="List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States">Civil unrest</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mass_racial_violence_in_the_United_States" title="Mass racial violence in the United States">Racial violence</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cultural_history_of_the_United_States" title="Cultural history of the United States">Cultural</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_cinema_in_the_United_States" title="History of cinema in the United States">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States" title="Music history of the United States">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_newspapers" title="History of American newspapers">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_sports_in_the_United_States" title="History of sports in the United States">Sports</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Demographic history of the United States">Demography</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States" title="History of immigration to the United States">Immigration</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Economic history of the United States">Economy</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_banking_in_the_United_States" title="History of banking in the United States">Banking</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of education in the United States">Education</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_higher_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of higher education in the United States">Higher education</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_flags_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the flags of the United States">Flag</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_government" title="History of the United States government">Government</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_abortion_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of abortion in the United States">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_capital_punishment_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of capital punishment in the United States">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_rights_in_the_United_States" title="History of civil rights in the United States">Civil rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_corruption_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of corruption in the United States">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="History of the United States Constitution">The Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_debt_ceiling" title="History of the United States debt ceiling">Debt ceiling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_direct_democracy_in_the_United_States" title="History of direct democracy in the United States">Direct democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_foreign_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="History of United States foreign policy">Foreign policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of law enforcement in the United States">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States" title="Postage stamps and postal history of the United States">Postal service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_taxation_in_the_United_States" title="History of taxation in the United States">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Voting rights in the United States">Voting rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_journalism" title="History of American journalism">Journalism</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Maritime_history_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime history of the United States">Maritime</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">Military</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Political_eras_of_the_United_States" title="Political eras of the United States">Party Systems</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Party_System" title="First Party System">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Party_System" title="Second Party System">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Party_System" title="Third Party System">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Party_System" title="Fourth Party System">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Party_System" title="Fifth Party System">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Party_System" title="Sixth Party System">Sixth</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_religion_in_the_United_States" title="History of religion in the United States">Religion</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_American_history" title="Social class in American history">Social class</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" title="Slavery in the United States">Slavery</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_sexual_slavery_in_the_United_States" title="History of sexual slavery in the United States">Sexual slavery</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Technological_and_industrial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Technological and industrial history of the United States">Technology and industry</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_agriculture_in_the_United_States" title="History of agriculture in the United States">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_history_of_the_United_States" title="Labor history of the United States">Labor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_lumber_industry_in_the_United_States" title="History of the lumber industry in the United States">Lumber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_medicine_in_the_United_States" title="History of medicine in the United States">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rail_transportation_in_the_United_States" title="History of rail transportation in the United States">Railway</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Groups</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/African_American_history" class="mw-redirect" title="African American history">African American</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Asian_Americans" title="History of Asian Americans">Asian American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans" title="History of Chinese Americans">Chinese American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Filipino_Americans" title="History of Filipino Americans">Filipino American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Indian Americans">Indian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Japanese_Americans" title="History of Japanese Americans">Japanese American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Korean_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Korean Americans">Korean American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Thai_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Thai Americans">Thai American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Vietnamese_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Vietnamese Americans">Vietnamese American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/European_American#History" class="mw-redirect" title="European American">European American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Albanian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Albanian Americans">Albanian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_English_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of English Americans">English American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Estonian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Estonian Americans">Estonian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Finnish_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Finnish Americans">Finnish American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Americans#History" title="German Americans">German American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Americans#History" title="Irish Americans">Irish American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_American#History" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian American">Italian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Lithuanian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Lithuanian Americans">Lithuanian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Poles_in_the_United_States" title="History of Poles in the United States">Polish American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Serbian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Serbian Americans">Serbian American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic and Latino American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mexican_Americans" title="History of Mexican Americans">Mexican American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States" title="History of the Jews in the United States">Jewish American</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Middle_Eastern_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Middle Eastern Americans">Middle Eastern American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Egyptian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Egyptian Americans">Egyptian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iranian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Iranian Americans">Iranian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iraqi_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Iraqi Americans">Iraqi American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Lebanese_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Lebanese Americans">Lebanese American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Palestinian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Palestinian Americans">Palestinian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Saudi_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Saudi Americans">Saudi American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="History of Native Americans in the United States">Native Americans</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_history" title="Cherokee history">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comanche_history" title="Comanche history">Comanche</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_women_in_the_United_States" title="History of women in the United States">Women</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_history_in_the_United_States" title="LGBTQ history in the United States">LGBTQ</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_gay_men_in_the_United_States" title="History of gay men in the United States">Gay men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_lesbianism_in_the_United_States" title="History of lesbianism in the United States">Lesbians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_transgender_people_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of transgender people in the United States">Transgender people</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content-with-subgroup"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Places</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar-subgroup"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States" title="Territorial evolution of the United States">Territorial evolution</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">Admission to the Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_regions_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic regions of the United States">Historic regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_frontier" title="American frontier">American frontier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manifest_destiny" title="Manifest destiny">Manifest destiny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_removal" title="Indian removal">Indian removal</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Regions</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_England" title="History of New England">New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Southern_United_States" title="History of the Southern United States">The South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_west_coast_of_North_America" title="History of the west coast of North America">The West Coast</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> States</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alabama" title="History of Alabama">AL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alaska" title="History of Alaska">AK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Arizona" title="History of Arizona">AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Arkansas" title="History of Arkansas">AR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_California" title="History of California">CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Colorado" title="History of Colorado">CO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Connecticut" title="History of Connecticut">CT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Delaware" title="History of Delaware">DE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Florida" title="History of Florida">FL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="History of Georgia (U.S. state)">GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hawaii" title="History of Hawaii">HI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Idaho" title="History of Idaho">ID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Illinois" title="History of Illinois">IL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indiana" title="History of Indiana">IN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iowa" title="History of Iowa">IA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kansas" title="History of Kansas">KS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kentucky" title="History of Kentucky">KY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Louisiana" title="History of Louisiana">LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Maine" title="History of Maine">ME</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Maryland" title="History of Maryland">MD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Massachusetts" title="History of Massachusetts">MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Michigan" title="History of Michigan">MI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">MN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mississippi" title="History of Mississippi">MS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Missouri" title="History of Missouri">MO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Montana" title="History of Montana">MT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nebraska" title="History of Nebraska">NE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nevada" title="History of Nevada">NV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Hampshire" title="History of New Hampshire">NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Jersey" title="History of New Jersey">NJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Mexico" title="History of New Mexico">NM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_York_(state)" title="History of New York (state)">NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Dakota" title="History of North Dakota">ND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ohio" title="History of Ohio">OH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oklahoma" title="History of Oklahoma">OK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oregon" title="History of Oregon">OR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Pennsylvania" title="History of Pennsylvania">PA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Island" title="History of Rhode Island">RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Carolina" title="History of South Carolina">SC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Dakota" title="History of South Dakota">SD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tennessee" title="History of Tennessee">TN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Texas" title="History of Texas">TX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Utah" title="History of Utah">UT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Vermont" title="History of Vermont">VT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Virginia" title="History of Virginia">VA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington_(state)" title="History of Washington (state)">WA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_West_Virginia" title="History of West Virginia">WV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wisconsin" title="History of Wisconsin">WI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wyoming" title="History of Wyoming">WY</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Territories</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C." title="History of Washington, D.C.">DC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_Samoa" title="History of American Samoa">AS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Guam" title="History of Guam">GU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Puerto_Rico" title="History of Puerto Rico">PR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="History of the United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Cities</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_urban_history" title="American urban history">Urban history</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Histories_of_cities_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Histories of cities in the United States">Cities</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_the_United_States" title="List of years in the United States">List of years</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historiography_of_the_United_States" title="Historiography of the United States">Historiography</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_the_United_States" title="Category:History of the United States">Category</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_portal_class.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/16px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/23px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/31px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States">Portal</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:History_of_the_United_States_sidebar" title="Template:History of the United States sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:History_of_the_United_States_sidebar" title="Template talk:History of the United States sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:History_of_the_United_States_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:History of the United States sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The following <a href="/wiki/Outline_(list)" title="Outline (list)">outline</a> is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to the <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States">history of the United States</a></b>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_period">By period</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: By period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geological_history_of_North_America" title="Geological history of North America">Prehistory of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States">History of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pre-Columbian_era" title="Pre-Columbian era">Pre-Columbian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Colonial history of the United States">Colonial history of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931789)" title="History of the United States (1776–1789)">1776–1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1789%E2%80%931815)" title="History of the United States (1789–1815)">1789–1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1815%E2%80%931849)" title="History of the United States (1815–1849)">1815–1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1849%E2%80%931865)" title="History of the United States (1849–1865)">1849–1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1865%E2%80%931917)" title="History of the United States (1865–1917)">1865–1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1917%E2%80%931945)" title="History of the United States (1917–1945)">1917–1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1945%E2%80%931964)" title="History of the United States (1945–1964)">1945–1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964%E2%80%931980)" title="History of the United States (1964–1980)">1964–1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1980%E2%80%931991)" title="History of the United States (1980–1991)">1980–1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1991%E2%80%932008)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States (1991–2008)">1991–2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(2008%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States (2008–present)">2008–present</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Named_eras_and_periods">Named eras and periods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Named eras and periods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These multi-year periods are commonly identified in American history. The existence and dating of some of these periods is debated by historians. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Plantation_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Plantation era">Plantation era</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1700</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1860</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Awakening" title="First Great Awakening">First Great Awakening</a> (1730s–1740s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> (1775–1783)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_period" title="Confederation period">Confederation period</a> (1781-1789)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a> (1788-1800)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Great_Awakening" title="Second Great Awakening">Second Great Awakening</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1800</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1840</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First-wave_feminism" title="First-wave feminism">First-wave feminism</a> (19th century–early 20th century)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manifest_Destiny" class="mw-redirect" title="Manifest Destiny">Manifest Destiny</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1812</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1860</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Era_of_Good_Feelings" title="Era of Good Feelings">Era of Good Feelings</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1817</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1825</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonian_Democracy" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonian Democracy">Jacksonian Era</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1820</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1845</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Slave_Power" class="mw-redirect" title="The Slave Power">The Slave Power</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1840</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1875</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a> (1848–1855)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> (1861–1865)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction era (United States)">Reconstruction era</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1865</span>–1877)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilded_Age" title="Gilded Age">Gilded Age</a> (1869–<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1896</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws" title="Jim Crow laws">Jim Crow era</a> (1876–1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gay_Nineties" title="Gay Nineties">Gay Nineties</a> (1890s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadir_of_American_race_relations" title="Nadir of American race relations">Nadir of American race relations</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1890</span>–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Era" title="Progressive Era">Progressive Era</a> (1890s–1920s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lochner_era" title="Lochner era">Lochner era</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1897</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1937</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Century" title="American Century">American Century</a> (20th century)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Migration_(African_American)" title="Great Migration (African American)">Great Migration</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1910</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1940</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1914</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1918</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Red_Scare" title="First Red Scare">First Red Scare</a> (1917–1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States" title="Prohibition in the United States">Prohibition in the United States</a> (1919–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roaring_Twenties" title="Roaring Twenties">Roaring Twenties</a> (1920s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Age" title="Jazz Age">Jazz Age</a> (1920s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Depression_in_the_United_States" title="Great Depression in the United States">Great Depression</a> (1929–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_Bowl" title="Dust Bowl">Dust Bowl</a> (1930–1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Deal" title="New Deal">New Deal</a> era (1933–1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> (1939-1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Great_Migration_(African_American)" title="Second Great Migration (African American)">Second Great Migration</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1941</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1970</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> (1947–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Red_Scare" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Red Scare">Second Red Scare</a> (1947–1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil rights era">Civil rights era</a> (1954–1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Race" title="Space Race">Space Race</a> (1957–1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second-wave_feminism" title="Second-wave feminism">Second-wave feminism</a> (1960s–1970s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Great_Migration" title="New Great Migration">New Great Migration</a> (1965–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9tente" title="Détente">Détente</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1969</span>–1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970s_energy_crisis" title="1970s energy crisis">1970s energy crisis</a> (1973–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Reagan Era">Reagan Era</a> (1980–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neoconservatism" title="Neoconservatism">Neoconservatism</a> (1980s-2000s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dot-com_bubble" title="Dot-com bubble">Dot-com bubble</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1995</span>–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_housing_bubble" class="mw-redirect" title="United States housing bubble">United States housing bubble</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2001</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2005</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a> (2001–2021)</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Political parties</dt></dl> <p>These periods are commonly identified as the large changes within political parties. Newer Party Systems are typically disputed by experts and historians due to the complexity of changes in political parties. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Party_System" title="First Party System">First Party System</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1788</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1824</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Party_System" title="Second Party System">Second Party System</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1828</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1854</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Party_System" title="Third Party System">Third Party System</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1854</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1894</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Party_System" title="Fourth Party System">Fourth Party System</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1896</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1930</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Party_System" title="Fifth Party System">Fifth Party System</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1932</span> – c.<span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1976</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Party_System" title="Sixth Party System">Sixth Party System</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1980</span>–present)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Wars</dt></dl> <p>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" title="List of wars involving the United States">List of wars involving the United States</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timelines_and_lists">Timelines and lists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Timelines and lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_pre%E2%80%93United_States_history" title="Timeline of pre–United States history">Timeline of pre–United States history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1760%E2%80%931789)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1790%E2%80%931819)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1820%E2%80%931859)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1860%E2%80%931899)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1900%E2%80%931929)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1930%E2%80%931949)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1950%E2%80%931969)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1950–1969)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1950–1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1970%E2%80%931989)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1990%E2%80%932009)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1990–2009)">Timeline of the history of the United States (1990–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(2010%E2%80%93present)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (2010–present)">Timeline of the history of the United States (2010–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_the_United_States" title="List of years in the United States">List of years in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="15th_century">15th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 15th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1490s">1490s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1490s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On October 12, 1492, three Spanish ships under the command of <i>Cristoforo Colombo</i> (<a href="/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" title="Christopher Columbus">Christopher Columbus</a>) landed on the <a href="/wiki/Lucayan_people" title="Lucayan people">Lucayan</a> island of <i><a href="/wiki/Guanahani" title="Guanahani">Guanahani</a></i> which he names <i>San Salvador</i> (The Savior).</li> <li>On November 14, 1493, a <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Navy" title="Spanish Navy">Spanish fleet</a> under the command of Columbus lands on a large inhabited island which he names <i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands">Santa Cruz</a></i> (Holy Cross, now Saint Croix). Columbus then visits and names <i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands">San Tomas</a></i> (Saint Thomas) and <i><a href="/wiki/Saint_John,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands">San Juan</a></i> (Saint John). Columbus names the archipelago <i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Ursula" title="Saint Ursula">Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Vírgenes</a></i> (Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgins, now the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands" title="Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a>).</li> <li>On November 19, 1493, Columbus lands on the large <a href="/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno" title="Taíno">Taíno</a> island of <a href="/wiki/Borik%C3%A9n" class="mw-redirect" title="Borikén">Borikén</a> which he names <i><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">San Juan Bautista</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/John_the_Baptist" title="John the Baptist">Saint John the Baptist</a>, now <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and part of the United States).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="16th_century">16th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 16th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1500s">1500s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1500s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On August 8, 1508, Spanish <a href="/wiki/Conquistador" title="Conquistador">conquistador</a> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n" title="Juan Ponce de León">Juan Ponce de León</a> establishes <a href="/wiki/Cap%C3%A1rra" class="mw-redirect" title="Capárra">Capárra</a>, the first European settlement on the island of <i>San Juan Bautista</i> in Puerto Rico.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1510s">1510s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1510s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On <a href="/wiki/Easter_Sunday" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Sunday">Easter Sunday</a>, April 2, 1513, a Spanish expedition led by <a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n" title="Juan Ponce de León">Juan Ponce de León</a> lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) which he names <i><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Florida" title="Spanish Florida">La Pascua Florida</a></i> (the Feast of Flowers, now <a href="/wiki/History_of_Florida" title="History of Florida">Florida</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1520s">1520s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1520s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On March 6, 1521, three Spanish ships under the command of <i>Fernão de Magalhães</i> (<a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan" title="Ferdinand Magellan">Ferdinand Magellan</a>) land on the <a href="/wiki/Island_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Island of Guam">Island of Guam</a> after a seemingly endless eleven week voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Magellan names the archipelago <i><a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Las Isles de las Velas Latinas</a></i> (The Islands of the Latine Sails). When the Spaniards refuse to pay for supplies, natives take iron from the ships. Magellan renames the archipelago <i><a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Las Islas de los Ladrones</a></i> (The Islands of the Thieves).</li></ul> <p><b>1530s</b> </p> <ul><li>In May 1539, Spanish explorer <a href="/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto" title="Hernando de Soto">Hernando de Soto</a> lands nine ships at southern <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay" title="Tampa Bay">Tampa Bay</a> in Florida with 620 men and 220 horses.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1540s">1540s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1540s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1540, Hernando de Soto leads his expedition through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.</li> <li>In May 1541, Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and explores Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma.</li> <li>A Spanish expedition led by <a href="/wiki/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo" title="Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo">Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo</a> lands at a bay of the Pacific Ocean which he names <i><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Miguel</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Michael" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Michael">Saint Michael</a>, now <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a>) on September 28, 1542.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1550s">1550s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1550s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A Spanish expedition led by <a href="/wiki/Trist%C3%A1n_de_Luna_y_Arellano" title="Tristán de Luna y Arellano">Tristán de Luna y Arellano</a> establishes a colony at <i><a href="/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida#History" title="Pensacola, Florida">Santa Maria de Ochuse</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida#History" title="Pensacola, Florida">Pensacola, Florida</a>) on August 15, 1559. <ul><li>A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse colony five weeks later on September 19, 1559.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1560s">1560s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1560s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jean_Ribault" title="Jean Ribault">Jean Ribault</a> explores the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida#History" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Atlantic coast</a> of <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> for France in 1562.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huguenot" class="mw-redirect" title="Huguenot">French Huguenots</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Goulaine_de_Laudonni%C3%A8re" title="René Goulaine de Laudonnière">René Goulaine de Laudonnière</a> establish <a href="/wiki/Fort_de_la_Caroline" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort de la Caroline">Fort de la Caroline</a> on June 22, 1564</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Men%C3%A9ndez_de_Avil%C3%A9s" title="Pedro Menéndez de Avilés">Pedro Menéndez de Avilés</a> establishes a colony about 10 <a href="/wiki/League_(unit)" title="League (unit)">leagues</a> (56 kilometers or 35 miles) farther south at <i>San Agustín</i> (<a href="/wiki/St._Augustine,_Florida" title="St. Augustine, Florida">St. Augustine, Florida</a>) on September 8, 1565</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Men%C3%A9ndez_de_Avil%C3%A9s" title="Pedro Menéndez de Avilés">Pedro Menéndez de Avilés</a> captures <i>Fort de la Caroline</i> on September 20, 1565 <ul><li>Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots from <i>Fort de la Caroline</i> and orders fort rebuilt as <i><a href="/wiki/Fort_Caroline" title="Fort Caroline">Fuerte San Mateo</a></i> on September 29, 1565</li> <li>Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565</li></ul></li> <li>French raiders led by <a href="/wiki/Dominique_de_Gourgues" title="Dominique de Gourgues">Dominique de Gourgues</a> destroy <i>Fuerte San Mateo</i> and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1570s">1570s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 1570s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Spanish <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Jesus">Jesuit priests</a> establish <i><a href="/wiki/Ajac%C3%A1n_Mission" title="Ajacán Mission">Mission Santa Maria</a></i> on <i><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Peninsula" title="Virginia Peninsula">Ajacán</a></i> (the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Peninsula" title="Virginia Peninsula">Virginia Peninsula</a>) on September 10, 1570 – 1572</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1580s">1580s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1580s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Spain, <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth" title="Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth">Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth</a> adopt the new <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a> on October 15, 1582 (<a href="/wiki/New_Style" class="mw-redirect" title="New Style">New Style</a>)</li> <li>English establish <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Colony" title="Roanoke Colony">Roanoke Colony</a> on <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island" title="Roanoke Island">Roanoke Island</a> in <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Colony">Virginia</a> (now <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>) in July 1585</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1590s">1590s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 1590s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On August 18, 1590, a resupply party finds the Roanoke Colony dismantled and deserted. The fate of the settlers remains a mystery.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_governors_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish governors of New Mexico">Spanish Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Juan_de_O%C3%B1ate_Salazar" class="mw-redirect" title="Juan de Oñate Salazar">Juan de Oñate Salazar</a> founds the colony of <i><a href="/wiki/Santa_F%C3%A9_de_Nuevo_M%C3%A9jico" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico">Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>) at <i><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_de_los_Caballeros" class="mw-redirect" title="San Juan de los Caballeros">San Juan de los Caballeros</a></i> on July 11, 1598</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="17th_century">17th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 17th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1600s">1600s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1600s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>French establish the colony of <i><a href="/wiki/L%27Acadie" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Acadie">l'Acadie</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Acadia" title="Acadia">Acadia</a>) on <i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix_Island,_Maine" title="Saint Croix Island, Maine">Île Sainte-Croix</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix_Island,_Maine" title="Saint Croix Island, Maine">Saint Croix Island, Maine</a>), June 1604 – 1605</li> <li>English establish the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Colony">Virginia Colony</a> on <a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia" title="Jamestown, Virginia">Jamestown Island</a> on May 14, 1607</li> <li>English establish the <a href="/wiki/Popham_Colony" title="Popham Colony">Popham Colony</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Kennebec_River" title="Kennebec River">Kennebec River</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a>) on August 13, 1607 – August 1607</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Anglo-Powhatan_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First Anglo-Powhatan War">First Anglo-Powhatan War</a>, 1609–1613</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1610s">1610s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 1610s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_governors_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish governors of New Mexico">Spanish Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Pedro_de_Peralta" title="Pedro de Peralta">Pedro de Peralta</a> moves the capital of <i><a href="/wiki/Santa_F%C3%A9_de_Nuevo_M%C3%A9jico" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico">Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>) from <i><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_de_los_Caballeros" class="mw-redirect" title="San Juan de los Caballeros">San Juan de los Caballeros</a></i> to <i><a href="/wiki/La_Villa_Real_de_la_Santa_F%C3%A9_de_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs" class="mw-redirect" title="La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís">La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" title="Santa Fe, New Mexico">Santa Fe</a>) in 1610</li> <li>The first <a href="/wiki/Slave_ship" title="Slave ship">slave ship</a> arrives in <a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia" title="Jamestown, Virginia">Jamestown, Virginia</a>, in 1619</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1620s">1620s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 1620s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>English <a href="/wiki/Puritans" title="Puritans">Puritans</a> establish the <a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Colony" title="Plymouth Colony">Plymouth Colony</a> on November 11, 1620</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> establish the province of <i>Nieuw-Nederland</i> (<a href="/wiki/New_Netherland" title="New Netherland">New Netherland</a>) along the <a href="/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a> in May 1624</li> <li>English Puritans establish the <a href="/wiki/Newe-England_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Newe-England Colony">Newe-England Colony</a> on September 6, 1628</li> <li>King <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I of England</a> grants the <a href="/wiki/Newe-England_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Newe-England Colony">Newe-England Colony</a> a royal charter as the <a href="/wiki/Governour_and_Company_of_the_Mattachusetts_Bay_in_Newe-England" class="mw-redirect" title="Governour and Company of the Mattachusetts Bay in Newe-England">Governour and Company of the Mattachusetts Bay in Newe-England</a> on March 4, 1629</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1630s">1630s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 1630s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Town of Boston</a> is chartered and named capital of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a>, September 7, 1630</li> <li>English <a href="/wiki/Puritan" class="mw-redirect" title="Puritan">Puritans</a> establish the <a href="/wiki/Saybrook_Colony" title="Saybrook Colony">Saybrook Colony</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_River" title="Connecticut River">Connecticut River</a>, 1635</li> <li>English <a href="/wiki/Puritan" class="mw-redirect" title="Puritan">Puritans</a> establish the <a href="/wiki/River_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="River Colony">River Colony</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_River" title="Connecticut River">Connecticut River</a>, March 3, 1636</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger Williams (theologian)">Roger Williams</a> establishes the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Providence" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Providence">Colony of Providence</a>, June 1636</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pequot_War" title="Pequot War">Pequot War</a>, July 20, 1636 – May 26, 1637</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Swedish</a> establish the colony of <i><a href="/wiki/Nya_Sverige" class="mw-redirect" title="Nya Sverige">Nya Sverige</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/New_Sweden" title="New Sweden">New Sweden</a>) along the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_River" title="Delaware River">Delaware River</a>, March 29, 1638</li> <li>English establish the <a href="/wiki/Newe-Haven_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Newe-Haven Colony">Newe-Haven Colony</a>, April 14, 1638</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson" title="Anne Hutchinson">Anne Hutchinson</a> establishes the first of the <a href="/wiki/Colonies_of_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonies of Rhode Island">colonies of Rhode Island</a>, 1638</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1640s">1640s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 1640s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>King Charles II grants a charter for the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Providence_Plantations" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Providence Plantations">Colony of Providence Plantations</a> including the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Providence" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Providence">Colony of Providence</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Colonies_of_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonies of Rhode Island">colonies of Rhode Island</a>, March 1644</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Anglo-Powhatan_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Anglo-Powhatan War">Second Anglo-Powhatan War</a>, 1644–1646</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut Colony</a> annexes the <a href="/wiki/Saybrook_Colony" title="Saybrook Colony">Saybrook Colony</a>, 1644</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1660s">1660s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 1660s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>King <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II of England</a> grants the <a href="/wiki/River_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="River Colony">River Colony</a> a royal charter as the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Connecticut">Colony of Connecticut</a>, May 1662</li> <li>King <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II of England</a> grants a royal charter for the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a>, 1663</li> <li>England seizes <a href="/wiki/New_Netherland" title="New Netherland">New Netherland</a> from the Netherlands, August 27, 1664. England splits <a href="/wiki/New_Netherland" title="New Netherland">New Netherland</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-York" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-York">Province of New-York</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-Jersey">Province of New-Jersey</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Connecticut">Colony of Connecticut</a> annexes the <a href="/wiki/New-Haven_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="New-Haven Colony">New-Haven Colony</a>, January 5, 1665</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Anglo-Dutch_War" title="Second Anglo-Dutch War">Second Anglo-Dutch War</a>, March 4, 1665 – July 31, 1667</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1670s">1670s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 1670s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Third_Anglo-Dutch_War" title="Third Anglo-Dutch War">Third Anglo-Dutch War</a>, April 7, 1672 – March 5, 1674 <ul><li>A Netherlands fleet under the command of <a href="/wiki/Cornelis_Evertsen_de_Jongste" class="mw-redirect" title="Cornelis Evertsen de Jongste">Cornelis Evertsen de Jongste</a> captures the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-York" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-York">Province of New-York</a>, August 1673.</li> <li>Netherlands military government of <a href="/wiki/New_Netherland" title="New Netherland">New Netherland</a>, August 1673 – March 5, 1674</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Westminster_(1674)" title="Treaty of Westminster (1674)">Treaty of Westminster</a>, February 19, 1674</li> <li>England regains control of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-York" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-York">Province of New-York</a>, March 5, 1674</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-Jersey">Province of New-Jersey</a> is split into the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_East_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of East Jersey">Province of East Jersey</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_West_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of West Jersey">Province of West Jersey</a>, March 18, 1673</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War" title="King Philip's War">King Philip's War</a>, June 8, 1675 – August 12, 1676</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1680s">1680s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 1680s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pueblo_Revolt" title="Pueblo Revolt">Pueblo Revolt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Santa_F%C3%A9_de_Nuevo_M%C3%A9jico" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico">Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico</a>, August 10, 1680 – September 14, 1692 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pop%C3%A9" title="Popé">Popé</a> leads revolt of <a href="/wiki/Puebloan_peoples" class="mw-redirect" title="Puebloan peoples">Puebloan peoples</a> against <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish rule</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="European culture">European culture</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Christian_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian religion">Christian religion</a>, August 10, 1680</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish settlers</a> flee <a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" title="Santa Fe, New Mexico">Santa Fé</a> for <a href="/wiki/El_Paso_del_Norte" class="mw-redirect" title="El Paso del Norte">El Paso del Norte</a>, August 21, 1680</li> <li>New <a href="/wiki/Spanish_governors_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish governors of New Mexico">Spanish Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Diego_de_Vargas_Zapata_y_Luj%C3%A1n_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n_y_Contreras" class="mw-redirect" title="Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras">Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras</a> <a href="/wiki/Bloodless_reconquest" class="mw-redirect" title="Bloodless reconquest">reconquers</a> <a href="/wiki/Santa_F%C3%A9_de_Nuevo_M%C3%A9jico" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico">Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico</a>, September 14, 1692</li></ul></li> <li>King <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II of England</a> grants <a href="/wiki/William_Penn" title="William Penn">William Penn</a> a charter for the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Province of Pennsylvania</a>, March 4, 1681</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Penn" title="William Penn">William Penn</a> leases the <a href="/wiki/Three_lower_counties_on_the_Delaware_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Three lower counties on the Delaware River">three lower counties on the Delaware River</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_Colony" title="Delaware Colony">Delaware</a>) from <a href="/wiki/James,_Duke_of_York" class="mw-redirect" title="James, Duke of York">James, Duke of York</a>, March 1682</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Penn" title="William Penn">William Penn</a> writes the first <a href="/wiki/Frame_of_Government_of_Pennsylvania" title="Frame of Government of Pennsylvania">Frame of Government of Pennsylvania</a> (including the <a href="/wiki/Three_lower_counties_on_the_Delaware_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Three lower counties on the Delaware River">three lower counties on the Delaware River</a>), April 2, 1682</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New-England_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion of New-England in America">Dominion of New-England in America</a>, June 3, 1686 – May 18, 1689 <ul><li>England creates the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New-England_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion of New-England in America">Dominion of New-England in America</a> to rule the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Massachusetts_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Massachusetts Bay">Colony of Massachusetts Bay</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_New-Plymouth" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of New-Plymouth">Colony of New-Plymouth</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-Hampshire">Province of New-Hampshire</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Main" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Main">Province of Main</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Narraganset Country or King's Province</a>, June 3, 1686</li> <li>England adds the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut Colony</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion of New England in America">Dominion of New England in America</a>, September 9, 1686</li> <li>England adds the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-York" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-York">Province of New-York</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_East_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of East Jersey">Province of East Jersey</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_West_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of West Jersey">Province of West Jersey</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New-England_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion of New-England in America">Dominion of New-England in America</a>, May 7, 1688</li> <li>The government of the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New-England_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion of New-England in America">Dominion of New-England in America</a> collapses, May 18, 1689. The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Massachusetts_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Massachusetts Bay">Colony of Massachusetts Bay</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_New-Plymouth" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of New-Plymouth">Colony of New-Plymouth</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-Hampshire">Province of New-Hampshire</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Main" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Main">Province of Main</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Narraganset Country or King's Province</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New-England_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominion of New-England in America">Dominion of New-England in America</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut Colony</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-York" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-York">Province of New-York</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_East_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of East Jersey">Province of East Jersey</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_West_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of West Jersey">Province of West Jersey</a> resume their previous self-governance.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_William%27s_War" title="King William's War">King William's War</a>, 1689 – September 20, 1697 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Ryswick" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Ryswick">Treaty of Ryswick</a>, September 20, 1697</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1690s">1690s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 1690s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>English <a href="/wiki/Diarch" class="mw-redirect" title="Diarch">diarchs</a> <a href="/wiki/William_III_of_England" title="William III of England">William III</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_II_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Mary II of England">Mary II</a> organize the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay">Province of Massachusetts Bay</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Crown_colony" title="Crown colony">crown colony</a> including the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New-Plymouth_Colony" class="mw-redirect" title="New-Plymouth Colony">New-Plymouth Colony</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martha%27s_Vineyard" title="Martha's Vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nantucket_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Nantucket Island">Nantucket Island</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maine" title="Province of Maine">Province of Maine</a>, and the English claims in <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a>, October 7, 1691</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Maryland" title="List of colonial governors of Maryland">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Francis_Nicholson" title="Francis Nicholson">Francis Nicholson</a> moves the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Province of Maryland</a> from <a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_City,_Maryland" title="St. Mary's City, Maryland">Saint Mary's City</a> to <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Anne Arundel's Towne</a> which he renames <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a>, 1694</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="18th_century">18th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 18th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1700s">1700s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 1700s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg/260px-QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg/390px-QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg/520px-QueenAnnesWarBefore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1090" /></a><figcaption>Map of North America at the start of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War" title="Queen Anne's War">Queen Anne's War</a> (1702), showing areas occupied by the three European powers</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>England reunites the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_East_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of East Jersey">Province of East Jersey</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_West_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of West Jersey">Province of West Jersey</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New-Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of New-Jersey">Province of New-Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War" title="Queen Anne's War">Queen Anne's War</a>, 1702 – April 11, 1713 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Utrecht" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Utrecht">Treaty of Utrecht</a>, April 11, 1713</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Penn" title="William Penn">William Penn</a> grants the <a href="/wiki/Three_lower_counties_on_the_Delaware_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Three lower counties on the Delaware River">three lower counties on the Delaware River</a> their own <a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">General Assembly</a>, making <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Colony" title="Delaware Colony">Delaware</a> a semi-autonomous region of the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Province of Pennsylvania</a>, November 1704 – July 4, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">Kingdom of England</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" title="Kingdom of Scotland">Kingdom of Scotland</a> unite to become the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> on May 1, 1707. <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>'s colonies become British colonies.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1710s">1710s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 1710s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tuscarora_War" title="Tuscarora War">Tuscarora War</a>, 1711 – February 11, 1715</li> <li>France cedes <i><a href="/wiki/L%27Acadie" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Acadie">l'Acadie</a></i> to England with the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Utrecht" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Utrecht">Treaty of Utrecht</a>, April 11, 1713</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamasee_War" title="Yamasee War">Yamasee War</a>, 1715–1717</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1720s">1720s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 1720s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dummer%27s_War" title="Dummer's War">Dummer's War</a>, 1721–1725</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1730s">1730s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 1730s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>King <a href="/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" title="George II of Great Britain">George II of Great Britain</a> grants <a href="/wiki/James_Oglethorpe" title="James Oglethorpe">James Oglethorpe</a> a charter for the <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Georgia" title="Province of Georgia">Province of Georgia</a>, April 21, 1732</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear" title="War of Jenkins' Ear">War of Jenkins' Ear</a>, 1739–1748</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1740s">1740s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 1740s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_George%27s_War" title="King George's War">King George's War</a>, 1740 – October 18, 1748 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Aix-la-Chapelle_(1748)" title="Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)">Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle</a>, October 18, 1748</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1750s">1750s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 1750s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Spain establishes <i><a href="/wiki/El_Presidio_Re%C3%A1l_San_Ignacio_de_Tubac" class="mw-redirect" title="El Presidio Reál San Ignacio de Tubac">El Presidio Reál San Ignacio de Tubac</a></i> in <i><a href="/wiki/Sonora_y_Sinaloa" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonora y Sinaloa">Sonora y Sinaloa</a></i> (now <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>), June 2, 1752</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> and the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a> adopt the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a>, September 14, 1752</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a>, May 28, 1754 – February 10, 1763 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Britain</a> orders all French <a href="/wiki/Acadians" title="Acadians">Acadians</a> to leave <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Le_Grand_D%C3%A9rangement" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Grand Dérangement">Le Grand Dérangement</a></i>, August 11, 1755</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)" title="Treaty of Paris (1763)">Treaty of Paris</a>, February 10, 1763</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1760s">1760s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: 1760s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg/260px-Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg/390px-Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg/520px-Nouvelle-France_map-en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1530" data-file-height="1090" /></a><figcaption>Map of the British and French settlements in North America in 1750, before the <a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac%27s_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontiac's Rebellion">Pontiac's Rebellion</a>, 1763–1767</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763" title="Royal Proclamation of 1763">Royal Proclamation of 1763</a>, October 7, 1763 <ul><li>British <a href="/wiki/Indian_Reserve_(1763)" title="Indian Reserve (1763)">Indian Reserve</a>, October 7, 1763 – September 3, 1783</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Regulation" class="mw-redirect" title="War of the Regulation">War of the Regulation</a>, 1764–1771</li> <li>Spain establishes <i><a href="/wiki/El_Presidio_Re%C3%A1l_de_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="El Presidio Reál de San Diego">El Presidio Reál de San Diego</a></i> in <i><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></i>, May 14, 1769</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1770s">1770s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 1770s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Massacre" title="Boston Massacre">British troops kill five civilians</a> in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> on March 5, 1770</li> <li>Spain establishes colony of <i><a href="/wiki/Las_Californias" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Californias">Las Californias</a></i>, June 3, 1770 – March 26, 1804 <ul><li>Spain establishes <i><a href="/wiki/El_Presidio_Re%C3%A1l_de_San_Carlos_de_Monterey" class="mw-redirect" title="El Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey">El Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey</a></i> on June 3, 1770</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunmore%27s_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Dunmore's War">Dunmore's War</a>, 1773–1774</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Great_Britain" title="Parliament of Great Britain">Parliament of Great Britain</a> passes the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Government_Act" title="Massachusetts Government Act">Massachusetts Government Act</a> on May 20, 1774 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Provincial_Congress" title="Massachusetts Provincial Congress">Massachusetts Provincial Congress</a> is organized on October 7, 1774, in response to the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Government_Act" title="Massachusetts Government Act">Massachusetts Government Act</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord" title="Battles of Lexington and Concord">Battles of Lexington and Concord</a> on April 19, 1775</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Hampshire" title="Province of New Hampshire">Province of New Hampshire</a> adopts a <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> for an independent <a href="/wiki/State_of_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="State of New Hampshire">State of New Hampshire</a>, January 5, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Province_of_South_Carolina" title="Province of South Carolina">Province of South Carolina</a> adopts a <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> for an independent <a href="/wiki/State_of_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of South Carolina">State of South Carolina</a> on March 15, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a> declares its independence from the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> on May 4, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Connecticut">Colony of Connecticut</a> declares its independence from the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> on June 18, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia" title="Colony of Virginia">Colony of Virginia</a> adopts a <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> for an independent <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> on June 29, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Jersey" title="Province of New Jersey">Province of New Jersey</a> adopts a <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> for an independent <a href="/wiki/State_of_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="State of New Jersey">State of New Jersey</a> on July 2, 1776</li> <li>The 13 British North American provinces of <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia" title="Colony of Virginia">Virginia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay">Massachusetts Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_York" title="Province of New York">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Jersey" title="Province of New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Hampshire" title="Province of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Colony" title="Delaware Colony">Delaware</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_South_Carolina" title="Province of South Carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Georgia" title="Province of Georgia">Georgia</a> united as the United States of America <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">declare their independence</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> on July 4, 1776</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republic" title="Vermont Republic">Republic of New Connecticut</a> declares its independence from the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> on January 15, 1777</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republic" title="Vermont Republic">Republic of New Connecticut</a> changes its name to <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republic" title="Vermont Republic">Vermont</a> on June 2, 1777</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battles_of_Saratoga" title="Battles of Saratoga">Battles of Saratoga</a> on September 19 and October 7, 1777</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake" title="Battle of the Chesapeake">Battle of the Chesapeake</a> on September 5, 1781</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown" title="Siege of Yorktown">Siege of Yorktown</a>, September 28 – October 19, 1781</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)" title="Treaty of Paris (1783)">Treaty of Paris</a> signed on September 3, 1783</li></ul></li> <li>Spain establishes <i><a href="/wiki/El_Presidio_Re%C3%A1l_de_San_Francisco_de_Asis" class="mw-redirect" title="El Presidio Reál de San Francisco de Asis">El Presidio Reál de San Francisco de Asis</a></i> in <i><a href="/wiki/Las_Californias" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Californias">Las Californias</a></i>, September 17, 1776</li> <li>English explorer <a href="/wiki/James_Cook" title="James Cook">James Cook</a> becomes the first European to visit the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands" title="Hawaiian Islands">Hawaiian Islands</a> which he names the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands" title="Hawaiian Islands">Sandwich Islands</a>, January 18, 1778</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1780s">1780s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 1780s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts">Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts</a> takes effect on October 25, 1780, changing the name of the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Massachusetts_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Massachusetts Bay">State of Massachusetts Bay</a>.</li> <li>Spain establishes <i><a href="/wiki/El_Presidio_Re%C3%A1l_de_Santa_Barbara" class="mw-redirect" title="El Presidio Reál de Santa Barbara">El Presidio Reál de Santa Barbara</a></i> in <i><a href="/wiki/Las_Californias" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Californias">Las Californias</a></i>, April 21, 1782</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Indian_War" title="Northwest Indian War">Northwest Indian War</a>, 1785 – August 3, 1795 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Greenville" title="Treaty of Greenville">Treaty of Greenville</a>, August 3, 1795</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shays%27_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Shays' Rebellion">Shays' Rebellion</a>, August 29, 1786 – May 25, 1787</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Convention">Philadelphia Convention</a> writes a new <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">Constitution of the United States</a>, May 25 – September 17, 1787</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Confederation" title="Congress of the Confederation">Congress of the Confederation</a> organizes the <a href="/wiki/Territory_Northwest_of_the_River_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory Northwest of the River Ohio">Territory Northwest of the River Ohio</a>, July 13, 1787</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Delaware">State of Delaware</a> becomes the 1st state to ratify the Constitution, December 7, 1787</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Pennsylvania">Commonwealth of Pennsylvania</a> becomes the 2nd state to ratify the Constitution, December 12, 1787</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="State of New Jersey">State of New Jersey</a> becomes the 3rd state to ratify the Constitution, December 18, 1787</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">State of Georgia</a> becomes the 4th state to ratify the Constitution, January 2, 1788</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Connecticut">State of Connecticut</a> becomes the 5th state to ratify the Constitution, January 9, 1788</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Massachusetts">Commonwealth of Massachusetts</a> becomes the 6th state to ratify the Constitution, February 6, 1788</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Maryland">State of Maryland</a> becomes the 7th state to ratify the Constitution, April 28, 1788</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of South Carolina">State of South Carolina</a> becomes the 8th state to ratify the Constitution, May 23, 1788</li> <li>The Constitution takes effect when the <a href="/wiki/State_of_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="State of New Hampshire">State of New Hampshire</a> becomes the 9th state to ratify the document, June 21, 1788</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> becomes the 10th state to ratify the Constitution, June 25, 1788</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="State of New York">State of New York</a> becomes the 11th state to ratify the Constitution, July 26, 1788</li> <li>A new government under the Constitution is formed on March 4, 1789</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> becomes the 1st <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president of the United States</a> on April 30, 1789</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of North Carolina">State of North Carolina</a> becomes the 12th state to ratify the Constitution, November 21, 1789</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1790s">1790s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: 1790s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a> becomes the 13th state to ratify the Constitution, May 29, 1790</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Republic" title="Vermont Republic">Vermont Republic</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Vermont">State of Vermont</a> (the 14th state) on March 4, 1791</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion" title="Whiskey Rebellion">Whiskey Rebellion</a>, 1791–1794</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">United States Bill of Rights</a>, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, takes effect on December 15, 1791</li> <li>The United States sells the <a href="/wiki/Erie_Triangle" title="Erie Triangle">Erie Triangle</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Pennsylvania">Commonwealth of Pennsylvania</a>, March 3, 1792</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/District_of_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Kentucky">District of Kentucky</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Kentucky">Commonwealth of Kentucky</a> (the 15th state) on June 1, 1792</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution">Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, February 7, 1795</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_South_of_the_River_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory South of the River Ohio">Territory South of the River Ohio</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Tennessee">State of Tennessee</a> (the 16th state) on June 1, 1796</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> becomes the 2nd president of the United States on March 4, 1797</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Mississippi">Territory of Mississippi</a> is organized, April 7, 1798</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quasi-War" title="Quasi-War">Quasi-War</a>, 1798–1800</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="19th_century">19th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1800s">1800s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: 1800s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Indiana">Territory of Indiana</a> is organized, May 7, 1800</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> becomes the 3rd president of the United States on March 4, 1801</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Barbary_War" title="First Barbary War">First Barbary War</a>, 1801–1805</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_Northwest_of_the_River_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory Northwest of the River Ohio">Territory Northwest of the River Ohio</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Ohio">State of Ohio</a> (the 17th state) on March 1, 1803</li> <li>The United States takes possession of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a>, December 20, 1803</li> <li>Spain creates the colony of <i><a href="/wiki/Alta_California" title="Alta California">Alta California</a></i> from northern portion of <i><a href="/wiki/Las_Californias" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Californias">Las Californias</a></i>, March 26, 1804 – August 24, 1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition" title="Lewis and Clark Expedition">Lewis and Clark Expedition</a>, May 14, 1804 – September 23, 1806 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition" title="Lewis and Clark Expedition">Lewis and Clark Expedition</a> reaches the Pacific Ocean, November 18, 1805</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, June 15, 1804</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sitka" title="Battle of Sitka">Battle of Sitka</a>, October 1804</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Orleans" title="Territory of Orleans">Territory of Orleans</a> is organized and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Louisiana" title="District of Louisiana">District of Louisiana</a> is created, October 1, 1804</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Michigan">Territory of Michigan</a> is organized, June 30, 1805</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Louisiana">Territory of Louisiana</a> is organized, July 4, 1805</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_Expedition" title="Pike Expedition">Pike Expedition</a>, July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Army" title="Spanish Army">Spanish cavalry</a> arrests <a href="/wiki/Pike_Expedition" title="Pike Expedition">Pike Expedition</a>, February 26, 1807</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Illinois">Territory of Illinois</a> is organized, March 1, 1809</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a> becomes the 4th president of the United States on March 4, 1809</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1810s">1810s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: 1810s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_War_of_Independence" title="Mexican War of Independence">Mexican War of Independence</a>, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grito_de_Dolores" class="mw-redirect" title="Grito de Dolores">Grito de Dolores</a> on September 16, 1810</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_C%C3%B3rdoba" title="Treaty of Córdoba">Treaty of Córdoba</a> signed on August 24, 1821</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_West_Florida" title="Republic of West Florida">Republic of West Florida</a> declares its independence from Spain, September 23, 1810</li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/History_of_Louisiana#Incorporation_into_the_United_States_and_antebellum_years_.281803.E2.80.931860.29" title="History of Louisiana">unilaterally annexes</a> the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Parishes" title="Florida Parishes">Florida Parishes</a> of Spanish <a href="/wiki/Florida_Occidental" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Occidental">Florida Occidental</a>, October 27, 1810</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tecumseh%27s_War" title="Tecumseh's War">Tecumseh's War</a>, 1811</li> <li>A tremendous <a href="/wiki/1811%E2%80%9312_New_Madrid_earthquakes" class="mw-redirect" title="1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes">earthquake</a> strikes the region around <a href="/wiki/New_Madrid,_Missouri" title="New Madrid, Missouri">New Madrid</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Louisiana">Territory of Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>), February 7, 1812</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Orleans" title="Territory of Orleans">Territory of Orleans</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Louisiana">State of Louisiana</a> (the 18th state) on April 30, 1812</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Louisiana">Territory of Louisiana</a> is renamed the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Missouri">Territory of Missouri</a> on June 4, 1812</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 <ul><li>The United States declares war on the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a> on June 18, 1812</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie" title="Battle of Lake Erie">Battle of Lake Erie</a> on September 10, 1813</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bladensburg" title="Battle of Bladensburg">Battle of Bladensburg</a> on August 24, 1814</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burning_of_Washington" title="Burning of Washington">Burning of Washington</a> on August 24, 1814</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plattsburgh" title="Battle of Plattsburgh">Battle of Plattsburgh</a>, September 6–11, 1814</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Baltimore" title="Battle of Baltimore">Battle of Baltimore</a>, September 12–15, 1814</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent" title="Treaty of Ghent">Treaty of Ghent</a> signed on December 24, 1814</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_New_Orleans" title="Battle of New Orleans">Battle of New Orleans</a> on January 8, 1815</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creek_War" title="Creek War">Creek War</a>, 1813–1814</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Seminole_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First Seminole War">First Seminole War</a>, 1814–1819</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Barbary_War" title="Second Barbary War">Second Barbary War</a>, March 3, 1815 – December 23, 1816 <ul><li>The United States declares war on <a href="/wiki/History_of_Ottoman_Algeria" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Ottoman Algeria">Algiers</a>, March 3, 1815</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Indiana">Territory of Indiana</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Indiana">State of Indiana</a> (the 19th state) on December 11, 1816</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Alabama">Territory of Alabama</a> is organized, March 3, 1817</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a> becomes the 5th president of the United States on March 4, 1817</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Mississippi">Territory of Mississippi</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Mississippi">State of Mississippi</a> (the 20th state) on December 10, 1817</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Illinois">Territory of Illinois</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Illinois">State of Illinois</a> (the 21st state) on December 3, 1818.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Arkansaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Arkansaw">Territory of Arkansaw</a> is organized, July 4, 1819</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Alabama">Territory of Alabama</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Alabama">State of Alabama</a> (the 22nd state) on December 14, 1819</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1820s">1820s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: 1820s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/District_of_Maine" title="District of Maine">District of Maine</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Massachusetts">Commonwealth of Massachusetts</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Maine">State of Maine</a> (the 23rd state) on March 15, 1820</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Adams-Onis_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Adams-Onis Treaty">Adams-Onis Treaty</a> establishes the boundary between the United States and the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Spain">Kingdom of Spain</a>, February 22, 1821</li> <li>The southeastern portion of the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Missouri">Territory of Missouri</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Missouri">State of Missouri</a> (the 24th state) on August 10, 1821. The remainder of the Missouri Territory becomes <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">unorganized</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Florida">Territory of Florida</a> is organized, March 30, 1822</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Russo-American_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Russo-American Treaty">Russo-American Treaty</a> establishes the boundary between <a href="/wiki/Russian_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Alaska">Russian Alaska</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Country" title="Oregon Country">Oregon Country</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Parallel_54%C2%B040%E2%80%B2_north" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel 54°40′ north">parallel 54°40′ north</a>, January 12, 1825</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams" title="John Quincy Adams">John Quincy Adams</a> becomes the 6th president of the United States on March 4, 1825</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnebago_War" title="Winnebago War">Winnebago War</a>, 1827</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a> becomes the 7th president of the United States on March 4, 1829</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1830s">1830s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: 1830s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Turner%27s_slave_rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Nat Turner's slave rebellion">Nat Turner's slave rebellion</a>, August 21–22, 1831</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hawk_War" title="Black Hawk War">Black Hawk War</a>, 1832</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" title="Second Seminole War">Second Seminole War</a>, 1835–1842</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo_War" title="Toledo War">Toledo War</a>, 1835–1836</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Revolution" title="Texas Revolution">Texas Revolution</a>, October 2, 1835 – October 2, 1836 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo" title="Battle of the Alamo">Battle of the Alamo</a>, February 23, 1836 – March 6, 1836</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Texas Declaration of Independence">Texas Declaration of Independence</a>, March 2, 1836</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto" title="Battle of San Jacinto">Battle of San Jacinto</a>, April 21, 1836</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas-Indian_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas-Indian Wars">Texas-Indian Wars</a>, May 19, 1836 – June 2, 1875 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Parker_massacre" title="Fort Parker massacre">Fort Parker massacre</a>, May 19, 1836</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_House_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Council House massacre">Council House massacre</a>, March 19, 1840</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Arkansaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Arkansaw">Territory of Arkansaw</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Arkansas">State of Arkansas</a> (the 25th state) on June 15, 1836</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Wisconsin">Territory of Wisconsin</a> is organized, July 3, 1836</li> <li>The United States buys the <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a> from the recently relocated <a href="/wiki/Iowa_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa nation">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sac_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sac nation">Sac</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fox_nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox nation">Fox</a> nations, September 17, 1836. The purchase includes the region east of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri River</a>, south of <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Line" title="Sullivan Line">Sullivan Line</a>, and west of the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_River" title="Kansas River">Kaw (Kansas) River</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Michigan">Territory of Michigan</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Michigan">State of Michigan</a> (the 26th state) on January 26, 1837</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a> becomes the 8th president of the United States on March 4, 1837</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Platte_Purchase" title="Platte Purchase">Platte Purchase</a> is annexed to the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Missouri">State of Missouri</a>, March 28, 1837</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_War_(1838)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon War (1838)">Missouri Mormon War</a>, August 6 – November 1, 1838</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Iowa">Territory of Iowa</a> is organized, July 4, 1838</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aroostook_War" title="Aroostook War">Aroostook War</a>, 1838–1839</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_War" title="Honey War">Honey War</a>, 1839</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1840s">1840s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: 1840s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a> becomes the 9th president of the United States on March 4, 1841</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tyler" title="John Tyler">John Tyler</a> becomes the 10th president of the United States upon the death of <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">President William Henry Harrison</a> on April 4, 1841</li> <li>The extralegal <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Oregon" title="Provisional Government of Oregon">Provisional Government of Oregon</a> governs the <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Country" title="Oregon Country">Oregon Country</a>, May 2, 1843 – August 14, 1848</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Mormon_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Mormon War">Illinois Mormon War</a>, June 7, 1844 – September 17, 1846 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Joseph Smith, Jr.">Assassination of Joseph Smith, Jr.</a> on June 27, 1844</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Nauvoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Nauvoo">Battle of Nauvoo</a>, September 12, 1846 – September 17, 1846</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Wanghia" title="Treaty of Wanghia">Treaty of Wanghia</a>, July 3, 1844</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Florida">Territory of Florida</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Florida">State of Florida</a> (the 27th state) on March 3, 1845</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a> becomes the 11th president of the United States on March 4, 1845</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Texas" title="Republic of Texas">Republic of Texas</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Texas">State of Texas</a> (the 28th state) on December 29, 1845</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>, April 23, 1846 – February 2, 1848 <ul><li>The United States declares war on <a href="/wiki/Mexico#Colonial_period_.281519.E2.80.931821.29" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, May 11, 1846</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo" title="Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo">Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo</a> signed on February 2, 1848</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Biddle_(commodore)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Biddle (commodore)">Biddle Expedition</a> arrives at <a href="/wiki/Uraga_Harbor" class="mw-redirect" title="Uraga Harbor">Uraga Harbor</a> in Japan, July 20, 1846</li> <li>The southeastern portion of the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Iowa">Territory of Iowa</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Iowa">State of Iowa</a> (the 29th state) on December 28, 1846. The remainder of the Iowa Territory becomes <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">unorganized</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayuse_War" title="Cayuse War">Cayuse War</a>, November 29, 1847 – June 11, 1855 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Walla_Council_(1855)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walla Walla Council (1855)">Walla Walla Treaty</a>, June 11, 1855</li></ul></li> <li>The southeastern portion of the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Wisconsin">Territory of Wisconsin</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Wisconsin">State of Wisconsin</a> (the 30th state) on May 29, 1848. The remainder of the Wisconsin Territory becomes <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">unorganized</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Oregon">Territory of Oregon</a> is organized, August 14, 1848</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Minnesota">Territory of Minnesota</a> is organized, March 3, 1849</li> <li>The extralegal <a href="/wiki/State_of_Deseret" title="State of Deseret">State of Deseret</a> governs the <a href="/wiki/Great_Basin" title="Great Basin">Great Basin</a> region, May 3, 1849 – September 9, 1850</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> becomes the 12th president of the United States on March 4, 1849</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1850s">1850s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: 1850s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> becomes the 13th president of the United States upon the death of <a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">President Zachary Taylor</a> on July 9, 1850</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_California" class="mw-redirect" title="State of California">State of California</a> is admitted to the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of New Mexico">Territory of New Mexico</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Utah">Territory of Utah</a> are organized, September 9, 1850</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Washington">Territory of Washington</a> is organized, February 8, 1853</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Franklin Pierce</a> becomes the 14th president of the United States on March 4, 1853</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Ships" title="Black Ships">Perry Expedition</a> arrives at <a href="/wiki/Uraga_Harbor" class="mw-redirect" title="Uraga Harbor">Uraga Harbor</a> in Japan, July 14, 1853 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convention_of_Kanagawa" title="Convention of Kanagawa">Convention of Kanagawa</a>, March 31, 1854</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Kansas">Territory of Kansas</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Nebraska">Territory of Nebraska</a> are organized, May 20, 1854</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Wars" title="Sioux Wars">Sioux Wars</a>, August 19, 1854 – December 29, 1890 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grattan_massacre" title="Grattan massacre">Grattan massacre</a>, August 19, 1854</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre" title="Wounded Knee Massacre">Wounded Knee Massacre</a>, December 29, 1890</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a> becomes the 15th president of the United States on March 4, 1857</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_War" title="Utah War">Utah Mormon War</a>, May 28, 1857 – July 8, 1858 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_massacre" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain Meadows massacre">Mountain Meadows massacre</a>, September 11, 1857</li></ul></li> <li>The eastern portion of the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Minnesota">Territory of Minnesota</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Minnesota">State of Minnesota</a> (the 32nd state) on May 11, 1858. The remainder of the Minnesota Territory becomes <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">unorganized</a>.</li> <li>The extralegal <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Jefferson" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Jefferson">Territory of Jefferson</a> governs the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Rocky_Mountains" title="Southern Rocky Mountains">Southern Rocky Mountains</a> region, October 24, 1859 – February 28, 1861</li> <li>The western portion of the <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Territory" title="Oregon Territory">Oregon Territory</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Oregon">State of Oregon</a> (the 33rd state) on February 14, 1859. The remainder of the Oregon Territory is annexed to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Territory" title="Washington Territory">Washington Territory</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1860s">1860s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: 1860s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of South Carolina">State of South Carolina</a> becomes the 1st state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Mississippi">State of Mississippi</a> becomes the 2nd state to secede from the Union on January 9, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Florida">State of Florida</a> becomes the 3rd state to secede from the Union on January 10, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Alabama">State of Alabama</a> becomes the 4th state to secede from the Union on January 11, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">State of Georgia</a> becomes the 5th state to secede from the Union on January 19, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Louisiana">State of Louisiana</a> becomes the 6th state to secede from the Union on January 26, 1861</li> <li>The eastern portion of the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Kansas">Territory of Kansas</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Kansas">State of Kansas</a> (the 34th state) on January 29, 1861. The remainder of the Kansas territory becomes <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Formerly_unorganized_territories" title="Territories of the United States">unorganized</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Texas">State of Texas</a> becomes the 7th state to secede from the Union on February 1, 1861</li> <li>The 7 rebellious <a href="/wiki/Slave_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Slave state">slave states</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> create the rival <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate States of America</a> on February 4, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Colorado">Territory of Colorado</a> is organized, February 28, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Nevada">Territory of Nevada</a> is organized, March 2, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Dakota">Territory of Dakota</a> is organized, March 2, 1861</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> becomes the 16th president of the United States on March 4, 1861</li> <li>A rump government declares itself the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Territory_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate Territory of Arizona">Confederate Territory of Arizona</a> on March 16, 1861</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter" title="Battle of Fort Sumter">Battle of Fort Sumter</a>, April 12, 1861 – April 13, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> becomes the 8th state to secede from the Union on April 17, 1861</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_blockade" title="Union blockade">Union naval blockade</a> of the Confederacy, April 19, 1861 – April 9, 1865</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Arkansas">State of Arkansas</a> becomes the 9th state to secede from the Union on May 6, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> becomes the 8th state admitted to the Confederacy on May 7, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of North Carolina">State of North Carolina</a> becomes the 10th state to secede from the Union on May 20, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Arkansas">State of Arkansas</a> becomes the 9th state admitted to the Confederacy on May 18, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of North Carolina">State of North Carolina</a> becomes the 10th state admitted to the Confederacy on May 21, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Tennessee">State of Tennessee</a> becomes the 11th state to secede from the Union on June 8, 1861</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Tennessee">State of Tennessee</a> becomes the 11th state admitted to the Confederacy on July 2, 1861</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run" title="First Battle of Bull Run">First Battle of Bull Run</a>, July 21, 1861</li> <li>A rump government claiming to represent the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Missouri">State of Missouri</a> declares its secession from the Union on October 31, 1861</li> <li>A rump government claiming to represent the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Kentucky">Commonwealth of Kentucky</a> declares its secession from the Union on November 20, 1861</li> <li>The rump government of the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Missouri">State of Missouri</a> becomes the 12th state admitted to the Confederacy on November 28, 1861</li> <li>The rump government of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Kentucky">Commonwealth of Kentucky</a> becomes the 13th state admitted to the Confederacy on December 10, 1861</li> <li>The rump government of the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Territory_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate Territory of Arizona">Confederate Territory of Arizona</a> becomes the only <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate Territory</a> on February 14, 1862</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh" title="Battle of Shiloh">Battle of Shiloh</a>, April 6, 1862 – April 7, 1862</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam" title="Battle of Antietam">Battle of Antietam</a>, September 17, 1862</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Arizona">Territory of Arizona</a> is organized, February 24, 1863</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Idaho">Territory of Idaho</a> is organized, March 4, 1863</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Vicksburg" title="Siege of Vicksburg">Siege of Vicksburg</a>, May 18, 1863 – July 4, 1863</li> <li>The northwestern region of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="State of West Virginia">State of West Virginia</a> (the 35th state) on June 20, 1863</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg" title="Battle of Gettysburg">Battle of Gettysburg</a>, July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">President Lincoln</a> issues the <a href="/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation" title="Emancipation Proclamation">Emancipation Proclamation</a> on September 22, 1863</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Campaign">Siege of Atlanta</a>, May 7, 1864 – September 2, 1864</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Montana">Territory of Montana</a> is organized, May 28, 1864</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Nevada">State of Nevada</a> is admitted to the Union as the 36th state on October 31, 1864</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Courthouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Appomattox Courthouse">Battle of Appomattox Courthouse</a>, April 9, 1865</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="Abraham Lincoln assassination">Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, on April 14, 1865 <ul><li>President Abraham Lincoln dies on April 15, 1865</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a> becomes 17th president of the United States on April 15, 1865</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, December 18, 1865</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Tennessee">State of Tennessee</a> becomes the 1st Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 24, 1866</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Nebraska">Territory of Nebraska</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Nebraska">State of Nebraska</a> (the 37th state) on March 1, 1867</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">President Andrew Johnson</a> is <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson" title="Impeachment of Andrew Johnson">impeached</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, February 24, 1868 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">President Andrew Johnson</a> is <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson" title="Impeachment of Andrew Johnson">acquitted</a> by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>, May 16, 1868</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Arkansas">State of Arkansas</a> becomes the 2nd Confederate State readmitted to the Union on June 22, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Florida">State of Florida</a> becomes the 3rd Confederate State readmitted to the Union on June 25, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of North Carolina">State of North Carolina</a> becomes the 4th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 4, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, July 9, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Louisiana">State of Louisiana</a> becomes the 5th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="State of South Carolina">State of South Carolina</a> becomes the 6th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Alabama">State of Alabama</a> becomes the 7th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 13, 1868</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Wyoming">Territory of Wyoming</a> is organized, July 25, 1868</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a> becomes the 18th president of the United States on March 4, 1869</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Transcontinental_railroad" title="Transcontinental railroad">Transcontinental railroad</a> is completed on May 10, 1869</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1870s">1870s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: 1870s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> becomes the 8th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on January 26, 1870</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a>, February 3, 1870</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Mississippi">State of Mississippi</a> becomes the 9th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/State_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Texas">State of Texas</a> becomes the 10th Confederate State readmitted to the Union on March 30, 1870</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">State of Georgia</a> becomes the 11th and last Confederate State readmitted to the Union on July 15, 1870</li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/United_States_expedition_to_Korea" title="United States expedition to Korea">attacks Korea</a>, June 10, 1871 – July 3, 1871</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hills_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Hills War">Black Hills War</a>, March 17, 1876 – 1877 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn" title="Battle of the Little Bighorn">Battle of the Little Bighorn</a>, June 25, 1876 – June 26, 1876</li></ul></li> <li>The nation celebrates the <a href="/wiki/Centennial_of_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Centennial of the United States of America">Centennial of the United States of America</a> despite news from the Little Bighorn, July 4, 1876</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Colorado">Territory of Colorado</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Colorado">State of Colorado</a> (the 38th state) on August 1, 1876</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a> becomes the 19th president of the United States on March 4, 1877</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1880s">1880s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: 1880s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield" title="James A. Garfield">James A. Garfield</a> becomes the 20th president of the United States on March 4, 1881</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur" title="Chester A. Arthur">Chester A. Arthur</a> becomes the 21st president of the United States upon the <a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="James A. Garfield assassination">assassination of President James Garfield</a> on September 19, 1881</li> <li>The portion of the <a href="/wiki/Dakota_Territory" title="Dakota Territory">Dakota Territory</a> south of the <a href="/wiki/42nd_parallel_north" title="42nd parallel north">42nd parallel north</a> and west of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_River" title="Missouri River">Missouri River</a> is annexed to the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Nebraska">State of Nebraska</a>, March 28, 1882</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a> becomes the 22nd president of the United States on March 4, 1885</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison" title="Benjamin Harrison">Benjamin Harrison</a> becomes the 23rd president of the United States on March 4, 1889</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Dakota">Territory of Dakota</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="State of North Dakota">State of North Dakota</a> and the <a href="/wiki/State_of_South_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="State of South Dakota">State of South Dakota</a> (the 39th state and the 40th state) on November 2, 1889<sup id="cite_ref-Dakota_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dakota-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Montana">Territory of Montana</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Montana">State of Montana</a> (the 41st state) on November 8, 1889</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Washington">Territory of Washington</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Washington">State of Washington</a> (the 42nd state) on November 11, 1889</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1890s">1890s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: 1890s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Oklahoma">Territory of Oklahoma</a> is organized, May 2, 1890</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Idaho">Territory of Idaho</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Idaho">State of Idaho</a> (the 43rd state) on July 3, 1890</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Wyoming">Territory of Wyoming</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Wyoming" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Wyoming">State of Wyoming</a> (the 44th state) on July 10, 1890</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a> becomes the 24th (as well as the 22nd) president of the United States on March 4, 1893</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Utah">Territory of Utah</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Utah">State of Utah</a> (the 45th state) on January 4, 1896</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> becomes the 25th president of the United States on March 4, 1897</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>, April 23 – August 12, 1898 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Teller_Amendment" title="Teller Amendment">Teller Amendment</a> blocks United States annexation of <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, April 20, 1898</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish Empire</a> declares war on the United States, April 23, 1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_invasion_of_Guant%C3%A1namo_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay">Invasion of Guantánamo Bay</a>, June 6, 1898 – June 10, 1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Guam" title="Capture of Guam">Capture of Guam</a>, June 20, 1898 – June 21, 1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Santiago_de_Cuba" title="Battle of Santiago de Cuba">Battle of Santiago de Cuba</a>, July 3, 1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rican Campaign">Invasion of Puerto Rico</a>, July 25, 1898 – August 13, 1898</li> <li>Protocol of Peace signed on August 12, 1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)" title="Treaty of Paris (1898)">Treaty of Paris</a>, December 10, 1898 <ul><li>The United States annexes the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Porto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Porto Rico">Porto Rico</a> (sic), and <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, December 10, 1898</li> <li>The United States formally occupies <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, January 1, 1899 – May 20, 1902</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platt_Amendment" title="Platt Amendment">Platt Amendment</a> promotes United States <a href="/wiki/Hegemony" title="Hegemony">hegemony</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, March 2, 1901</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Hawaii" title="Territory of Hawaii">Territory of Hawaii</a> is organized, July 7, 1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Samoan_Civil_War" title="Second Samoan Civil War">Second Samoan Civil War</a>, August 22, 1898 – November 14, 1899 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-German_Samoa_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-German Samoa Convention">Anglo-German Samoa Convention</a>, November 14, 1899 <ul><li>The United States annexes <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Samoa">Eastern Samoa</a>, December 2, 1899</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a>, June 2, 1899 – June 15, 1913 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Philippine Declaration of Independence">Philippine Declaration of Independence</a>, June 12, 1898</li> <li>The Philippines declares war on the United States, June 2, 1899</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moro_Rebellion" title="Moro Rebellion">Moro Rebellion</a>, May 2, 1902 – June 15, 1913</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Organic_Act_(1902)" title="Philippine Organic Act (1902)">Organic Act for the Philippine Islands</a>, July 1, 1902</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">President Theodore Roosevelt</a> declares the end of Philippine–American War, July 4, 1902</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion" title="Boxer Rebellion">Boxer Rebellion</a>, November 2, 1899 – September 7, 1901 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Right_and_Harmonious_Fists" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Right and Harmonious Fists">Society of Right and Harmonious Fists</a> attacks Beijing, June 20, 1900</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Eight-Nation_Alliance" title="Eight-Nation Alliance">Eight-Nation Alliance</a> relieves Beijing, August 14, 1900</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Protocol" title="Boxer Protocol">Boxer Protocol</a> is imposed on China, September 7, 1901</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="20th_century">20th century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1900s">1900s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: 1900s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Galveston_Hurricane_of_1900" class="mw-redirect" title="Galveston Hurricane of 1900">hurricane</a> strikes <a href="/wiki/Galveston,_Texas" title="Galveston, Texas">Galveston, Texas</a>, killing approximately 8,000 people, September 8, 1900</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a> becomes the 26th president of the United States upon the <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="William McKinley assassination">assassination of President William McKinley</a> on September 14, 1901</li> <li>The United States recognizes the independence of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Cuba">Republic of Cuba</a>, May 20, 1902 <ul><li>The United States formally ends its occupation of <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, May 20, 1902</li></ul></li> <li>The United States seizes opportunity to build a <a href="/wiki/Ship_canal" title="Ship canal">ship canal</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Isthmus_of_Panama" title="Isthmus of Panama">Isthmus of Panama</a>, January 22, 1903 – August 15, 1914 <ul><li>The United States and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Colombia" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Colombia">Republic of Colombia</a> sign the <a href="/wiki/Hay%E2%80%93Herr%C3%A1n_Treaty" title="Hay–Herrán Treaty">Hay–Herrán Treaty</a>, January 22, 1903</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Colombia" title="Congress of Colombia">Congress of Colombia</a> rejects the <a href="/wiki/Hay%E2%80%93Herr%C3%A1n_Treaty" title="Hay–Herrán Treaty">Hay–Herrán Treaty</a>, August 12, 1903</li> <li>The United States Navy <a href="/wiki/Gunboat_diplomacy" title="Gunboat diplomacy">patrol gunboat</a> <a href="/wiki/USS_Nashville_(PG-7)" title="USS Nashville (PG-7)">USS Nashville</a> blocks <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombian</a> attempts to suppress a <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panamanian</a> separatist movement, October 26, 1903 – March 4, 1904</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Panama">Republic of Panama</a> declares its independence from the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Colombia" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Colombia">Republic of Colombia</a>, November 3, 1903</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marines</a> occupy region around proposed canal, November 4, 1903 – January 21, 1914</li> <li>The United States and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Panama">Republic of Panama</a> sign the <a href="/wiki/Hay%E2%80%93Bunau-Varilla_Treaty" title="Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty">Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty</a>, November 18, 1903 <ul><li>The United States annexes the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone" title="Panama Canal Zone">Panama Canal Zone</a>, November 18, 1903</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>A tremendous <a href="/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake" title="1906 San Francisco earthquake">earthquake</a> strikes the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> region, April 18, 1906</li> <li>The United States reoccupies <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a>, September 29, 1906 – January 28, 1909</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Oklahoma">Territory of Oklahoma</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Oklahoma">State of Oklahoma</a> (the 46th state) on November 16, 1907</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">William Howard Taft</a> becomes the 27th president of the United States on March 4, 1909</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1910s">1910s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: 1910s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of New Mexico">Territory of New Mexico</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_New_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="State of New Mexico">State of New Mexico</a> (the 47th state) on January 6, 1912</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Territory of Arizona">Territory of Arizona</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Arizona">State of Arizona</a> (the 48th state) on February 14, 1912</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/District_of_Alaska" title="District of Alaska">District of Alaska</a> is reorganized as the <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Alaska" title="Territory of Alaska">Territory of Alaska</a>, August 24, 1912</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, February 3, 1913</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a> becomes the 28th president of the United States on March 4, 1913</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, April 8, 1913</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Veracruz" class="mw-redirect" title="United States occupation of Veracruz">United States occupation of Veracruz</a>, April 21, 1914 – November 23, 1914</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a> opens to shipping, August 15, 1914</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti" title="United States occupation of Haiti">United States occupation of Haiti</a>, July 28, 1915 – August 11, 1934</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doroteo_Arango_Ar%C3%A1mbula" class="mw-redirect" title="Doroteo Arango Arámbula">Doroteo Arango Arámbula</a> (Pancho Villa) orders <a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Columbus" class="mw-redirect" title="Raid on Columbus">raid on Columbus, New Mexico</a>, March 9, 1916</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">General John Pershing</a> leads <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa_Expedition" title="Pancho Villa Expedition">Mexican Expedition</a>, March 14, 1916 – February 7, 1917</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_the_Dominican_Republic_(1916%E2%80%9324)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24)">United States occupation of the Dominican Republic</a>, May 16, 1916 – July 13, 1924</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies#History" title="Danish West Indies">United States purchases</a> the <a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies" title="Danish West Indies">Danish West Indies</a> from Denmark, January 17, 1917</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 <ul><li>The United States declares war on the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Reich</a>, April 6, 1917</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armistice_with_Germany_(Compi%C3%A8gne)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)">Armistice with Germany</a>, November 11, 1918</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles" title="Treaty of Versailles">Treaty of Versailles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Covenant_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Covenant of the League of Nations">Covenant of the League of Nations</a> are signed, June 28, 1919</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> rejects the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles" title="Treaty of Versailles">Treaty of Versailles</a> primarily because of <a href="/wiki/Article_X_of_the_Covenant_of_the_League_of_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Article X of the Covenant of the League of Nations">Article X of the Covenant of the League of Nations</a>, March 20, 1920</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> declares end of war, July 2, 1921</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allied_intervention_in_the_Russian_Civil_War" title="Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War">Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War</a>, May 26, 1918 – April 1, 1920 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force_Siberia" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force Siberia">American Expeditionary Force Siberia</a>, August 15, 1918 – April 1, 1920</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force_North_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force North Russia">American Expeditionary Force North Russia</a>, September 4, 1918 – August 5, 1919</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, January 29, 1919</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1920s">1920s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: 1920s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, August 18, 1920</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">Warren G. Harding</a> becomes the 29th president of the United States on March 4, 1921</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Calvin Coolidge</a> becomes the 30th president of the United States upon the death of <a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">President Warren Harding</a> on August 2, 1923</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_San_Felipe_Segundo" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane San Felipe Segundo">Hurricane San Felipe Segundo</a> strikes the <a href="/wiki/Leeward_Islands" title="Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> killing more than 4,000 people, September 6, 1928 – September 20, 1928</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" title="Herbert Hoover">Herbert Hoover</a> becomes the 31st president of the United States on March 4, 1929</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, September 3, 1929 – September 1, 1939 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929" class="mw-redirect" title="Wall Street Crash of 1929">Wall Street Crash</a>, September 3, 1929 – July 8, 1932 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Tuesday" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Tuesday">Black Tuesday</a>, October 29, 1929</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1930s">1930s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: 1930s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> is ratified, January 23, 1933</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> becomes the 32nd president of the United States on March 4, 1933</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> is repealed by the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-first_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution</a>, December 5, 1933</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1940s">1940s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: 1940s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The United States assumes the defense of <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kalaallit_Nunaat" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalaallit Nunaat">Kalaallit Nunaat</a>), April 9, 1941 – 1946</li> <li>The United States assumes the defense of <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, July 27, 1941 – 1946</li> <li>The United States and <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> assume the defense of <a href="/wiki/Surinam_(Dutch_colony)" title="Surinam (Dutch colony)">Surinam</a>, November 24, 1941 – 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> <a href="/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Manchuria" title="Japanese invasion of Manchuria">invades Manchuria</a>, September 19, 1931</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Italian_Colonial_Empire#World_War_II_(1940–1943)" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Colonial Empire">Italian Empire</a> <a href="/wiki/Second_Italo-Abyssinian_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Italo-Abyssinian War">invades Ethiopia</a>, October 3, 1935</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German Reich</a> <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland_(1939)" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Poland (1939)">invades Poland</a>, September 1, 1939</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">attacks Pearl Harbor</a>, December 7, 1941</li> <li>The United States declares war on the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a>, December 8, 1941</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German Reich</a> declares war on the United States, December 11, 1941</li> <li>The United States declares war on the <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">German Reich</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Colonial_Empire#World_War_II_(1940–1943)" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Colonial Empire">Italian Empire</a>, December 11, 1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Aleutian Islands Campaign">Aleutian Islands Campaign</a>, June 3, 1942 – August 15, 1943</li> <li>The United States declares war on <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, June 5, 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">invade Sicily</a>, July 9, 1943</li> <li>Allied Forces <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Italy" title="Allied invasion of Italy">invade Italy</a>, September 3, 1943</li> <li>Italy secretly signs an <a href="/wiki/Armistice_between_Italy_and_Allied_armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Armistice between Italy and Allied armed forces">armistice</a> with Allied Forces, September 3, 1943</li> <li>Allied Forces <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Normandy">invade Normandy</a>, June 6, 1944</li> <li>Japan launches <a href="/wiki/Fu-Go_balloon_bomb" title="Fu-Go balloon bomb">Fu-Go balloon bombs</a> into the northwestern United States, November 3, 1944 – April 15, 1945</li> <li>Allied Forces <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">invade Okinawa</a>, March 18, 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Instrument_of_Surrender" title="German Instrument of Surrender">German Instrument of Surrender</a> signed May 7 and 8, 1945</li> <li>The United States tests the first <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Atomic bomb">atomic bomb</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)" title="Trinity (nuclear test)">Trinity Site in New Mexico</a>, July 16, 1945</li> <li>The United States drops an <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#Hiroshima" title="Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki">atomic bomb on Hiroshima</a>, August 6, 1945</li> <li>The United States drops an <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#Nagasaki" title="Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki">atomic bomb on Nagasaki</a>, August 9, 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender" title="Japanese Instrument of Surrender">Japanese Instrument of Surrender</a> signed September 2, 1945</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> becomes the 33rd president of the United States upon the death of <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">President Franklin Roosevelt</a> on April 12, 1945</li> <li>The United States and 50 other nations form the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, October 24, 1945</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> ceases operation, April 20, 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>, March 5, 1946 – December 25, 1991 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berlin_Blockade" title="Berlin Blockade">Berlin Blockade</a>, June 24, 1948 – May 11, 1949 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berlin_Airlift" class="mw-redirect" title="Berlin Airlift">Berlin Airlift</a>, June 25, 1948 – September 30, 1949</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1950s">1950s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: 1950s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> invades South Korea, June 25, 1950</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> invade <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a>, September 15, 1950</li> <li>China invades <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a>, November 1, 1950</li> <li>China invades South Korea, January 1, 1951</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War#Stalemate_(July_1951–July_1953)" title="Korean War">Korean Armistice Agreement</a> signed July 27, 1953</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, February 27, 1951</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> becomes the 34th president of the United States on January 20, 1953</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Alaska" title="Territory of Alaska">Territory of Alaska</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Alaska">State of Alaska</a> (the 49th state) on January 3, 1959</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, September 26, 1959 – April 30, 1975 <ul><li>The United States sends military advisors to the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Vietnam" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Vietnam">Republic of Vietnam</a>, February 12, 1955</li> <li>The United States and the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_People%27s_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnam People's Army">Vietnam People's Army</a> wage covert war in <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>, October 1962 – 1975</li> <li>The United States begins <a href="/wiki/Operation_Pierce_Arrow" title="Operation Pierce Arrow">bombing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam</a>, August 2, 1964</li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War#American_ground_war" title="Vietnam War">sends regular ground troops to the Republic of Vietnam</a>, March 8, 1965</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh" title="Battle of Khe Sanh">Battle of Khe Sanh</a>, January 21 – April 8, 1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tet_Offensive" title="Tet Offensive">Tet Offensive</a>, January 30 – September 23, 1968 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hue" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Hue">Battle of Hue</a>, January 30 – March 3, 1968</li></ul></li> <li>The United States covertly bombs <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_People%27s_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Vietnam People's Army">Vietnam People's Army</a> military targets in <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, 1968–1970</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill" title="Battle of Hamburger Hill">Battle of Hamburger Hill</a>, May 10–20, 1969</li> <li>The United States and the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam" title="Army of the Republic of Vietnam">Army of the Republic of Vietnam</a> <a href="/wiki/Cambodian_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambodian Campaign">invade Cambodia</a>, April 29 – July 22, 1970</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Peace_Accords" title="Paris Peace Accords">Paris Peace Accords</a>, January 27, 1973</li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War#U.S._exit_and_final_campaigns,_1973–1975" title="Vietnam War">removes regular ground troops from the Republic of Vietnam</a>, March 27, 1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Saigon" title="Fall of Saigon">Fall of Saigon</a>, April 30, 1975</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Hawaii" title="Territory of Hawaii">Territory of Hawaii</a> is admitted to the Union as the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Hawai%CA%BBi" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Hawaiʻi">State of Hawaiʻi</a> (the 50th state) on August 21, 1959</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1960s">1960s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> confiscates property of United States companies and citizens, July 5, 1960</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> becomes the 35th president of the United States on January 20, 1961</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Twenty-third_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, March 29, 1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_exile" title="Cuban exile">Cuban exiles</a> supported by the United States <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion" title="Bay of Pigs Invasion">invade Cuba</a>, April 17–19, 1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba" title="United States embargo against Cuba">United States embargo against Cuba</a>, since February 7, 1962</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, October 15–28, 1962 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_quarantine_of_Cuba" class="mw-redirect" title="United States naval quarantine of Cuba">United States naval quarantine of Cuba</a>, October 24 – December 31, 1962</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> becomes the 36th president of the United States upon the <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination" class="mw-redirect" title="John F. Kennedy assassination">assassination of President John Kennedy</a> on November 22, 1963</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, January 23, 1964</li> <li>A tremendous <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Friday earthquake">earthquake</a> strikes the region around <a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage, Alaska</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Good_Friday" title="Good Friday">Good Friday</a>, March 27, 1964</li> <li>The United States and allies <a href="/wiki/Operation_Power_Pack" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Power Pack">invade the Dominican Republic</a>, April 28, 1965 – September 1966</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> is ratified, February 10, 1967</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> becomes the 37th president of the United States on January 20, 1969</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Armstrong" title="Neil Armstrong">Neil Armstrong</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin" title="Buzz Aldrin">Buzz Aldrin</a> are first people to walk on the Moon, July 20–21, 1969</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1970s">1970s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, July 1, 1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Cernan" class="mw-redirect" title="Eugene Cernan">Eugene Cernan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Schmitt" title="Harrison Schmitt">Harrison Schmitt</a> are the last <a href="/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo</a> <a href="/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">astronauts</a> to walk on the Moon, December 11–14, 1972</li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/Operation_Nickel_Grass" title="Operation Nickel Grass">airlifts military supplies</a> to <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War" title="Yom Kippur War">Yom Kippur War</a>, October 12 – November 14, 1973</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a> becomes the 38th president of the United States upon the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">President Richard Nixon</a> on August 9, 1974</li> <li>The nation celebrates the <a href="/wiki/Bicentennial_of_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicentennial of the United States of America">Bicentennial of the United States of America</a>, July 4, 1976</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> becomes the 39th president of the United States on January 20, 1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis" title="Iran hostage crisis">Iran hostage crisis</a>, November 4, 1979 – January 20, 1981</li> <li>The United States transfers sovereignty of the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone" title="Panama Canal Zone">Panama Canal Zone</a> back to the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Panama">Republic of Panama</a>, October 1, 1979</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1980s">1980s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_St._Helens" title="Mount St. Helens">Mount St. Helens</a> erupts, May 18, 1980</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> becomes the 40th president of the United States on January 20, 1981</li> <li>The United States joins <a href="/wiki/Multinational_Force_in_Lebanon" title="Multinational Force in Lebanon">Multinational Force in Lebanon</a>, August 29, 1982 – February 26, 1984 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1983_Beirut_barracks_bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="1983 Beirut barracks bombing">Truck bombings</a> kill 307 in <a href="/wiki/Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a>, October 23, 1983</li></ul></li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Grenada">invades Grenada</a>, October 25 – December 15, 1983</li> <li>The United States pursues the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative" title="Strategic Defense Initiative">Strategic Defense Initiative</a>, March 27, 1984 – May 13, 1993 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">President Ronald Reagan</a> presents <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars speech">Star Wars speech</a>, March 23, 1983</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)" title="Black Monday (1987)">Black Monday</a>, October 19, 1987</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_Civil_War" title="Somali Civil War">Somali Civil War</a>, since 1988 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> intervenes in the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Civil_War" title="Somali Civil War">Somali Civil War</a>, July 27, 1992 – March 3, 1995 <ul><li>The United States leads the <a href="/wiki/Unified_Task_Force" title="Unified Task Force">Unified Task Force</a>, December 9, 1992 – May 4, 1993</li> <li>The United States deploys independent <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_Ranger" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force Ranger">Task Force Ranger</a>, August 8, 1993 – March 31, 1994 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mogadishu_(1993)" title="Battle of Mogadishu (1993)">Battle of Mogadishu</a>, October 3–4, 1993</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> becomes the 41st president of the United States on January 20, 1989</li> <li>The United States <a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama" title="United States invasion of Panama">invades Panama</a>, December 20, 1989 – February 13, 1990</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1990s">1990s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf War</a>, August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Iraq">Republic of Iraq</a> invades the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Kuwait">State of Kuwait</a>, August 2, 1990</li> <li>The United States and allies <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War#Coalition_forces_enter_Iraq" title="Gulf War">invade Kuwait and Iraq</a>, February 24, 1991</li></ul></li> <li>The United States and allies enforce a <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi no-fly zones">no-fly zone over Iraq</a> north of the <a href="/wiki/36th_parallel_north" title="36th parallel north">36th parallel north</a>, April 7, 1991 – December 31, 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Bosnia and Herzegovina">War in Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, April 1, 1992 – December 14, 1995 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> airlifts humanitarian aid to <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Hercegovina" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia and Hercegovina">Bosnia and Hercegovina</a>, July 2, 1992 – January 9, 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> enforces ban on unauthorized military flights over <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Hercegovina" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnia and Hercegovina">Bosnia and Hercegovina</a>, April 13, 1993 – August 30, 1995</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/1995_NATO_bombing_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina">bombs Bosnian Serb Army</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, August 30 – September 20, 1995</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution</a> takes effect, May 5, 1992</li> <li>The United States and allies enforce a <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi no-fly zones">no-fly zone over Iraq</a> south of the <a href="/wiki/32nd_parallel_north" title="32nd parallel north">32nd parallel north</a>, August 27, 1992 – September 4, 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> becomes the 42nd president of the United States on January 20, 1993</li> <li>The United States contributes troops for <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> peacekeeping in <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(country)" class="mw-redirect" title="Macedonia (country)">Macedonia</a>, July 9, 1993 –<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (March 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>The United States and allies <a href="/wiki/Operation_Uphold_Democracy" title="Operation Uphold Democracy">invade Haiti</a>, September 19, 1994 – March 31, 1995</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dot-com_bubble" title="Dot-com bubble">Dot-com bubble</a>, January 4, 1995 – March 10, 2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo_War" title="Kosovo War">Kosovo War</a>, April 22, 1996 – June 11, 1999 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/1999_NATO_bombing_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia">bombs the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia</a>, March 24 – June 10, 1999</li></ul></li> <li>The United States and allies enforce an expanded <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_no-fly_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi no-fly zones">no-fly zone over Iraq</a> south of the <a href="/wiki/33rd_parallel_north" title="33rd parallel north">33rd parallel north</a>, September 4, 1996 – April 30, 2003</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> simultaneously bombs United States embassies in <a href="/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam,_Tanzania" class="mw-redirect" title="Dar es Salaam, Tanzania">Dar es Salaam, Tanzania</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nairobi,_Kenya" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairobi, Kenya">Nairobi, Kenya</a>, August 7, 1998. The car bombs kill 223 people and injure more than 4000.</li> <li>The United States and the United Kingdom <a href="/wiki/Bombing_of_Iraq_(December_1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombing of Iraq (December 1998)">bomb Iraq</a>, December 16, 1998 – December 19, 1998</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton" title="Impeachment of Bill Clinton">impeaches</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">President Bill Clinton</a>, December 19, 1998 <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton" title="Impeachment of Bill Clinton">acquits</a> President Bill Clinton, February 12, 1999</li></ul></li> <li>The United States transfers ownership of the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Panama" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Panama">Republic of Panama</a>, December 31, 1999</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="21st_century">21st century</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=59" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="2000s">2000s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=60" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dot-com_collapse" class="mw-redirect" title="Dot-com collapse">Dot-com collapse</a> on March 10, 2000 – October 10, 2002.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_housing_bubble" class="mw-redirect" title="United States housing bubble">United States housing bubble</a>, 2000–2006.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> <a href="/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing" title="USS Cole bombing">attack on the USS Cole</a> at <a href="/wiki/Aden" title="Aden">Aden</a> in <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a> on October 12, 2000.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> becomes the 43rd president of the United States on January 20, 2001.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">attacks on the United States</a> on September 11, 2001.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a>, October 7, 2001 – August 30, 2021. <ul><li>The United States and allies <a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan" title="United States invasion of Afghanistan">invade Afghanistan</a> on October 7, 2001.</li> <li>The War in Afghanistan ended with the remaining troops leaving the country on August 30, 2021.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">President George W. Bush</a> declares <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> to be the "<a href="/wiki/Axis_of_Evil" class="mw-redirect" title="Axis of Evil">Axis of Evil</a>" on January 29, 2002.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>, March 20, 2003 – December 15, 2011. <ul><li>The United States and allies <a href="/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq" title="2003 invasion of Iraq">invade Iraq</a> on March 20, 2003.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> is declared formally over on December 15, 2011.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a> strikes <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> on August 25 and <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> on August 29, 2005. Subsequent failure of drainage canals floods 80% of <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_housing_bubble" class="mw-redirect" title="United States housing bubble">United States housing collapse</a> since 2006.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932008" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial crisis of 2007–2008">Financial crisis of 2007–2008</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> becomes the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tea_Party_movement" title="Tea Party movement">Tea Party movement</a> begins in 2009.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="2010s">2010s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Libyan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First Libyan Civil War">Libyan Rebellion</a> in 2011.</li> <li>The United States and allies enforce no-fly zone over <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a>, March 19, 2011 – October 31, 2011.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" title="Osama bin Laden">Osama bin Laden</a>, the leader of <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">al-Qaeda</a> and the mastermind of the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>, is killed in Pakistan by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a> on May 2, 2011.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> becomes the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="2020s">2020s</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=62" title="Edit section: 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> shuts down most businesses and activities, arriving on January 13, 2020.</li> <li>Following the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Presidential_Election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Presidential Election">2020 United States Presidential Election</a>, a pro-<a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a> mob <a href="/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="January 6 United States Capitol attack">attacks</a> the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a> on January 6th, 2021.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> becomes the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a> ends following a <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_U.S._troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" title="2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">withdrawal from Afghanistan</a> in 2021.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> becomes the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_region">By region</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=63" title="Edit section: By region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Old_West" class="mw-redirect" title="American Old West">American Old West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate States of America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_England" title="History of New England">History of New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Southern_United_States" title="History of the Southern United States">History of the Southern United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_west_coast_of_North_America" title="History of the west coast of North America">History of the west coast of North America</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>States</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alabama" title="History of Alabama">History of Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alaska" title="History of Alaska">History of Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Arizona" title="History of Arizona">History of Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Arkansas" title="History of Arkansas">History of Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_California" title="History of California">History of California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Colorado" title="History of Colorado">History of Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Connecticut" title="History of Connecticut">History of Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Delaware" title="History of Delaware">History of Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Florida" title="History of Florida">History of Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="History of Georgia (U.S. state)">History of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hawaii" title="History of Hawaii">History of Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Idaho" title="History of Idaho">History of Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Illinois" title="History of Illinois">History of Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indiana" title="History of Indiana">History of Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iowa" title="History of Iowa">History of Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kansas" title="History of Kansas">History of Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kentucky" title="History of Kentucky">History of Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Louisiana" title="History of Louisiana">History of Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Maine" title="History of Maine">History of Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Maryland" title="History of Maryland">History of Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Massachusetts" title="History of Massachusetts">History of Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Michigan" title="History of Michigan">History of Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">History of Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mississippi" title="History of Mississippi">History of Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Missouri" title="History of Missouri">History of Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Montana" title="History of Montana">History of Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nebraska" title="History of Nebraska">History of Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nevada" title="History of Nevada">History of Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Hampshire" title="History of New Hampshire">History of New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Jersey" title="History of New Jersey">History of New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Mexico" title="History of New Mexico">History of New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_York_(state)" title="History of New York (state)">History of New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">History of North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Dakota" title="History of North Dakota">History of North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ohio" title="History of Ohio">History of Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oklahoma" title="History of Oklahoma">History of Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oregon" title="History of Oregon">History of Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Pennsylvania" title="History of Pennsylvania">History of Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Island" title="History of Rhode Island">History of Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Carolina" title="History of South Carolina">History of South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Dakota" title="History of South Dakota">History of South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tennessee" title="History of Tennessee">History of Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Texas" title="History of Texas">History of Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Utah" title="History of Utah">History of Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Vermont" title="History of Vermont">History of Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Virginia" title="History of Virginia">History of Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Washington (U.S. state)">History of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_West_Virginia" title="History of West Virginia">History of West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wisconsin" title="History of Wisconsin">History of Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wyoming" title="History of Wyoming">History of Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>Federal district</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C." title="History of Washington, D.C.">History of Washington, D.C.</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Insular areas</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_Samoa" title="History of American Samoa">History of American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Guam" title="History of Guam">History of Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Northern Mariana Islands">History of the Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Puerto_Rico" title="History of Puerto Rico">History of Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the U.S. Virgin Islands">History of the U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>Outlying islands</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bajo_Nuevo_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Bajo Nuevo Bank">History of Bajo Nuevo Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Baker_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Baker Island">History of Baker Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Howland_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Howland Island">History of Howland Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Jarvis_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Jarvis Island">History of Jarvis Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Johnston_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Johnston Atoll">History of Johnston Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kingman_Reef" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Kingman Reef">History of Kingman Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Midway_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Midway Atoll">History of Midway Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Navassa_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Navassa Island">History of Navassa Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Palmyra_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Palmyra Atoll">History of Palmyra Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Serranilla_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Serranilla Bank">History of Serranilla Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wake_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Wake Island">History of Wake Island</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_subject">By subject</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=64" title="Edit section: By subject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_books">History books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=65" title="Edit section: History books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Books on the history of the United States: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_History_of_Money_and_Banking_in_the_United_States_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="A History of Money and Banking in the United States (book)">A History of Money and Banking in the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Monetary_History_of_the_United_States" title="A Monetary History of the United States">A Monetary History of the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Patriot%27s_History_of_the_United_States" title="A Patriot's History of the United States">A Patriot's History of the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States" title="A People's History of the United States">A People's History of the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cyclopaedia_of_Political_Science,_Political_Economy,_and_the_Political_History_of_the_United_States" title="Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States">Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Land_of_Promise:_An_Economic_History_of_the_United_States" title="Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States">Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_History_of_the_United_States_of_America_1801%E2%80%931817" title="The History of the United States of America 1801–1817">The History of the United States of America 1801–1817</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oxford_History_of_the_United_States" title="Oxford History of the United States">Oxford History of the United States</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Penguin_History_of_the_United_States_of_America" title="The Penguin History of the United States of America">The Penguin History of the United States of America</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Voices_of_a_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States" title="Voices of a People's History of the United States">Voices of a People's History of the United States</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cultural_history_of_the_United_States">Cultural history of the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=66" title="Edit section: Cultural history of the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_history_of_the_United_States" title="Cultural history of the United States">Cultural history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States" title="History of immigration to the United States">History of immigration to the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States" title="Music history of the United States">Music history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_during_the_colonial_era" title="Music history of the United States during the colonial era">Music history of the United States during the colonial era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_to_the_Civil_War" title="Music history of the United States to the Civil War">Music history of the United States to the Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_American_Civil_War" title="Music of the American Civil War">Music of the American Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_in_the_late_19th_century" title="Music history of the United States in the late 19th century">Music history of the United States in the late 19th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_(1900%E2%80%931940)" title="Music history of the United States (1900–1940)">Music history of the United States (1900–1940)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_in_the_1950s" title="Music history of the United States in the 1950s">Music history of the United States in the 1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_in_the_1960s" title="Music history of the United States in the 1960s">Music history of the United States in the 1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_in_the_1970s" title="Music history of the United States in the 1970s">Music history of the United States in the 1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States_in_the_1980s" title="Music history of the United States in the 1980s">Music history of the United States in the 1980s</a></li></ul></li> <li>History of people in the United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_history" title="African-American history">African-American history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Asian_Americans" title="History of Asian Americans">History of Asian Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans" title="History of Chinese Americans">History of Chinese Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Japanese_Americans" title="History of Japanese Americans">History of Japanese Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Military history of Asian Americans</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disability_rights_movement#In_the_USA" title="Disability rights movement">History of disability rights in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_disability_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of disability rights in the United States">Timeline of disability rights in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Hispanic and Latino Americans">History of Hispanic and Latino Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mexican_Americans" title="History of Mexican Americans">History of Mexican Americans</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States" title="History of the Jews in the United States">History of the Jews in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_antisemitism_in_the_United_States" title="History of antisemitism in the United States">History of antisemitism in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Jewish_education_in_the_United_States_before_the_20th_century" title="History of Jewish education in the United States before the 20th century">History of Jewish education in the United States before the 20th century</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_history_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT history in the United States">LGBT history in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bisexuality_in_the_United_States" title="Bisexuality in the United States">Bisexuality in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_gay_men_in_the_United_States" title="History of gay men in the United States">History of gay men in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_lesbianism_in_the_United_States" title="History of lesbianism in the United States">History of lesbianism in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transgender_history_in_the_United_States" title="Transgender history in the United States">Transgender history in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_violence_against_LGBT_people_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of violence against LGBT people in the United States">History of violence against LGBT people in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="History of Native Americans in the United States">History of Native Americans in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Filipino_nurses_in_the_United_States" title="History of Filipino nurses in the United States">History of Filipino nurses in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Poles_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Poles in the United States">History of the Poles in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_women_in_the_United_States" title="History of women in the United States">History of women in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_lesbianism_in_the_United_States" title="History of lesbianism in the United States">History of lesbianism in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States" title="Women's suffrage in the United States">Women's suffrage in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li>History of youth in the United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_youth_rights_in_the_United_States" title="History of youth rights in the United States">History of youth rights in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_young_people%27s_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of young people's rights in the United States">Timeline of young people's rights in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_religion_in_the_United_States" title="History of religion in the United States">History of religion in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Christianity_in_the_United_States" title="History of Christianity in the United States">History of Christianity in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement" title="History of the Latter Day Saint movement">History of the Latter Day Saint movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Roman_Catholicism_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Roman Catholicism in the United States">History of Roman Catholicism in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States#History" title="Catholic Church in the United States">History of the Catholic Church in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/19th-century_history_of_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States" title="19th-century history of the Catholic Church in the United States">19th-century history of the Catholic Church in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th-century_history_of_the_Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States" title="20th-century history of the Catholic Church in the United States">20th-century history of the Catholic Church in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Protestantism_in_the_United_States" title="History of Protestantism in the United States">History of Protestantism in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Episcopal_Church_(United_States)" title="History of the Episcopal Church (United States)">History of the Episcopal Church (United States)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Methodism_in_the_United_States" title="History of Methodism in the United States">History of Methodism in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_sports_in_the_United_States" title="History of sports in the United States">History of sports in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball_in_the_United_States" title="History of baseball in the United States">History of baseball in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_basketball" title="History of basketball">History of basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="History of United States cricket">History of United States cricket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_football" title="History of American football">History of American football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_golf_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of golf in the United States">History of golf in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_ice_hockey_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of ice hockey in the United States">History of ice hockey in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_on_United_States_television" title="History of the National Hockey League on United States television">History of the National Hockey League on United States television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_women%27s_ice_hockey_in_the_United_States" title="History of women's ice hockey in the United States">History of women's ice hockey in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_Olympics" title="United States at the Olympics">United States at the Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_in_the_United_States" title="History of rugby union in the United States">History of rugby union in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Canada_and_the_United_States" title="History of rugby union matches between Canada and the United States">History of rugby union matches between Canada and the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_matches_between_Ireland_and_the_United_States" title="History of rugby union matches between Ireland and the United States">History of rugby union matches between Ireland and the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="History of soccer in the United States">History of soccer in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="History of the United States men's national soccer team">History of the United States men's national soccer team</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of professional wrestling in the United States">History of professional wrestling in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_time_in_the_United_States" title="History of time in the United States">History of time in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="History of American cuisine">History of American cuisine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_hamburger_in_the_United_States" title="History of the hamburger in the United States">History of the hamburger in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Architecture of the United States">Architecture of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_fountains_in_the_United_States" title="History of fountains in the United States">History of fountains in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economic_history_of_the_United_States">Economic history of the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=67" title="Edit section: Economic history of the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Economic history of the United States">Economic history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_banking_in_the_United_States" title="History of banking in the United States">History of banking in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_central_banking_in_the_United_States" title="History of central banking in the United States">History of central banking in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_investment_banking_in_the_United_States" title="History of investment banking in the United States">History of investment banking in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_technological_and_industrial_history" class="mw-redirect" title="United States technological and industrial history">Industrial history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_agriculture_in_the_United_States" title="History of agriculture in the United States">History of agriculture in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_commercial_tobacco_in_the_United_States" title="History of commercial tobacco in the United States">History of commercial tobacco in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_history_of_food_regulation_in_the_United_States" title="Early history of food regulation in the United States">Early history of food regulation in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_lumber_industry_in_the_United_States" title="History of the lumber industry in the United States">History of the lumber industry in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Forest_Service" title="History of the United States Forest Service">History of the United States Forest Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_wildfire_suppression_in_the_United_States" title="History of wildfire suppression in the United States">History of wildfire suppression in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_energy_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of energy in the United States">History of energy in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_coal_mining_in_the_United_States" title="History of coal mining in the United States">History of coal mining in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_petroleum_industry_in_the_United_States" title="History of the petroleum industry in the United States">History of the petroleum industry in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_transport_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of transport in the United States">History of transport in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of rail transport in the United States">History of rail transport in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_street_lighting_in_the_United_States" title="History of street lighting in the United States">History of street lighting in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_turnpikes_and_canals_in_the_United_States" title="History of turnpikes and canals in the United States">History of turnpikes and canals in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_trucking_industry_in_the_United_States" title="History of the trucking industry in the United States">History of the trucking industry in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_history_of_the_United_States" title="Labor history of the United States">Labor history of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_monetary_policy_in_the_United_States" title="History of monetary policy in the United States">History of monetary policy in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_public_debt" title="History of the United States public debt">History of the United States public debt</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_debt_ceiling" title="History of the United States debt ceiling">History of the United States debt ceiling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States%E2%80%93Middle_East_economic_relations" title="History of United States–Middle East economic relations">History of United States–Middle East economic relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numismatic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Numismatic history of the United States">Numismatic history of the United States</a> (currency) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_dollar" title="History of the United States dollar">History of the United States dollar</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States" title="List of recessions in the United States">Recessions in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_disasters_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll" title="List of disasters in the United States by death toll">List of disasters in the United States by death toll</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States" title="List of natural disasters in the United States">List of natural disasters in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_hotel_fires_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of hotel fires in the United States">History of hotel fires in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_education_in_the_United_States">History of education in the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=68" title="Edit section: History of education in the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of education in the United States">History of education in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_the_history_of_education_in_the_United_States" title="Bibliography of the history of education in the United States">Bibliography of the history of education in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Catholic_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of Catholic education in the United States">History of Catholic education in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_deaf_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of deaf education in the United States">History of deaf education in the United States</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geographic_history_of_the_United_States">Geographic history of the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=69" title="Edit section: Geographic history of the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Demographic history of the United States">Demographic history of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_geologic_history_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the geologic history of the United States">Geologic history of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States" title="Territorial evolution of the United States">Territorial evolution of the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_health_care_in_the_United_States">History of health care in the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=70" title="Edit section: History of health care in the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_medicine_in_the_United_States" title="History of medicine in the United States">History of medicine in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_health_care_reform_in_the_United_States" title="History of health care reform in the United States">History of health care reform in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historiography_of_the_United_States">Historiography of the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=71" title="Edit section: Historiography of the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Historiography_of_the_United_States" title="Historiography of the United States">Historiography of the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maritime_history_of_the_United_States">Maritime history of the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=72" title="Edit section: Maritime history of the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_history_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931799)" title="Maritime history of the United States (1776–1799)">Maritime history of the United States (1776–1799)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_history_of_the_United_States_(1800%E2%80%931899)" title="Maritime history of the United States (1800–1899)">Maritime history of the United States (1800–1899)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_history_of_the_United_States_(1900%E2%80%931999)" title="Maritime history of the United States (1900–1999)">Maritime history of the United States (1900–1999)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_history_of_the_United_States_(2000%E2%80%93present)" title="Maritime history of the United States (2000–present)">Maritime history of the United States (2000–present)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_history_of_the_United_States">Political history of the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=73" title="Edit section: Political history of the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Physical_history_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Physical history of the United States Declaration of Independence">Physical history of the United States Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="History of the United States Constitution">History of the United States Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_government" title="History of the United States government">History of the United States government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of presidents of the United States">Presidents of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>: 1789–1797</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a>: 1797–1801</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>: 1801–1809</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Madison" title="James Madison">James Madison</a>: 1809–1817</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a>: 1817–1825</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams" title="John Quincy Adams">John Quincy Adams</a>: 1825–1829</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson">Andrew Jackson</a>: 1829–1837</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren" title="Martin Van Buren">Martin Van Buren</a>: 1837–1841</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a>: 1841</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tyler" title="John Tyler">John Tyler</a>: 1841–1845</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a>: 1845–1849</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a>: 1849–1850</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a>: 1850–1853</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Franklin Pierce</a>: 1853–1857</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a>: 1857–1861</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a>: 1861–1865</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a>: 1865–1869</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>: 1869–1877</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes" title="Rutherford B. Hayes">Rutherford B. Hayes</a>: 1877–1881</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_A._Garfield" title="James A. Garfield">James A. Garfield</a>: 1881</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur" title="Chester A. Arthur">Chester A. Arthur</a>: 1881–1885</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a>: 1885–1889</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison" title="Benjamin Harrison">Benjamin Harrison</a>: 1889–1893</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" title="Grover Cleveland">Grover Cleveland</a>: 1893–1897</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a>: 1897–1901</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a>: 1901–1909</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Taft" class="mw-redirect" title="William H. Taft">William H. Taft</a>: 1909–1913</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a>: 1913–1921</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Harding" class="mw-redirect" title="Warren Harding">Warren Harding</a>: 1921–1923</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge" title="Calvin Coolidge">Calvin Coolidge</a>: 1923–1929</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Hoover" title="Herbert Hoover">Herbert Hoover</a>: 1929–1933</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>: 1933–1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a>: 1945–1953</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a>: 1953–1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>: 1961–1963</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>: 1963–1969</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Nixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard M. Nixon">Richard M. Nixon</a>: 1969–1974</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Ford" title="Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a>: 1974–1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a>: 1977–1981</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>: 1981–1989</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a>: 1989–1993</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a>: 1993–2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>: 2001–2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>: 2009–2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>: 2017–2021</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>: 2021–2025</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>: 2025-Present</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="History of the United States Congress">History of the United States Congress</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="History of the United States House of Representatives">History of the United States House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="History of the United States Senate">History of the United States Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="History of the Supreme Court of the United States">History of the Supreme Court of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_National_Security_Council" title="History of the United States National Security Council">History of the United States National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States" title="Postage stamps and postal history of the United States">Postage stamps and postal history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_postage_rates" title="History of United States postage rates">History of United States postage rates</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_flags_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the flags of the United States">History of the flags of the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_foreign_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="History of United States foreign policy">History of United States foreign policy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States diplomatic history">Diplomatic history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_diplomatic_relations_by_country" title="History of United States diplomatic relations by country">History of United States diplomatic relations by country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_treaties" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States treaties">United States treaties</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_history_of_the_United_States" title="Labor history of the United States">Labor history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_States" title="History of union busting in the United States">History of union busting in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_cooperatives_in_the_United_States" title="History of cooperatives in the United States">History of cooperatives in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li>History of law in the United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_antitrust_law" title="History of United States antitrust law">History of United States antitrust law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_bankruptcy_law_in_the_United_States" title="History of bankruptcy law in the United States">History of bankruptcy law in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_rights_in_the_United_States" title="History of civil rights in the United States">History of civil rights in the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement_(1896%E2%80%931954)" title="Civil rights movement (1896–1954)">Civil rights movement (1896–1954)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">Civil rights movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_civil_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of civil marriage in the United States">Timeline of civil marriage in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_drug_prohibition" title="History of United States drug prohibition">History of United States drug prohibition</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_the_United_States" title="Legal history of cannabis in the United States">Legal history of cannabis in the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_laws_concerning_immigration_and_naturalization_in_the_United_States" title="History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in the United States">History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legal_history_of_income_tax_in_the_United_States" title="Legal history of income tax in the United States">Legal history of income tax in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_labor_law_in_the_United_States" title="History of labor law in the United States">History of labor law in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_patent_law" title="History of United States patent law">History of United States patent law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_prison_systems" title="History of United States prison systems">History of United States prison systems</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">Military history of the United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_history_events" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military history events">List of United States military history events</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" title="List of wars involving the United States">List of wars involving the United States</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">Military history of the United States during World War II</a></li> <li>History of the branches of the United States military <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">History of the United States Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">History of the United States Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="History of the United States Army Special Forces">History of the United States Army Special Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">History of the United States Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">History of the United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">History of the United States Navy</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_Naval_Operations_in_World_War_II" title="History of United States Naval Operations in World War II">History of United States Naval Operations in World War II</a></i> (book series)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="History of the United States Merchant Marine">History of the United States Merchant Marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="History of United States Navy ratings">History of United States Navy ratings</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Military_Academy" title="History of the United States Military Academy">History of the United States Military Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_military_nutrition_in_the_United_States" title="History of military nutrition in the United States">History of military nutrition in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_segregation_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="History of segregation in the United States Armed Forces">History of segregation in the United States Armed Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_history_of_the_United_States" title="Nuclear history of the United States">Nuclear history of the United States</a></li> <li>History of United States political parties <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States Democratic Party">History of the United States Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Green_Party_of_the_United_States" title="History of the Green Party of the United States">History of the Green Party of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="History of the Libertarian Party (United States)">History of the Libertarian Party (United States)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Electoral history of the Libertarian Party (United States)">Electoral history of the Libertarian Party (United States)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States Republican Party">History of the United States Republican Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Constitution_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral history of the Constitution Party (United States)">Electoral history of the Constitution Party (United States)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_lobbying_in_the_United_States" title="History of lobbying in the United States">History of lobbying in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_class_in_American_history" title="Social class in American history">Social class in American history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Social_Security_in_the_United_States" title="History of Social Security in the United States">History of Social Security in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_socialist_movement_in_the_United_States" title="History of the socialist movement in the United States">History of the socialist movement in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_direct_democracy_in_the_United_States" title="History of direct democracy in the United States">History of direct democracy in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_of_science_in_the_United_States">History of science in the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=74" title="Edit section: History of science in the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_science_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of science in the United States">History of science in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_paleontology_in_the_United_States" title="History of paleontology in the United States">History of paleontology in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=75" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_United_States%E2%80%93related_articles" class="mw-redirect" title="Index of United States–related articles">Index of United States–related articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_F_--_Local_History_of_the_United_States_and_British,_Dutch,_French,_and_Latin_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class F -- Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America">Library of Congress Classification:Class F -- Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of presidents of the United States">List of presidents of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_United_States" title="Outline of the United States">Outline of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_country_and_capital_changes" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of country and capital changes">Timeline of country and capital changes</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=76" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Dakota-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Dakota_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The states of <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a> were admitted to the Union at precisely the same time. Since the names of the new states were officially published in alphabetical order, it has been customary to consider North Dakota to be the 39th state and South Dakota to be the 40th state.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=77" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Adams, James Truslow, ed. <i>Dictionary of American History</i> (5 Vols. 1940)</li> <li>Kutler, Stanley I. ed. <i>Dictionary of American History</i> (3rd Edition 10 Volumes, 2003)</li> <li>Martin, Michael. <i>Dictionary of American History</i> (Littlefield, Adams 1989)</li> <li>Morris. Richard, ed. <i>Encyclopedia of American History</i> (7th ed. 1996)</li> <li>Purvis, Thomas L. <i>A Dictionary of American History</i> (Blackwell 1997)</li> <li>Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. <i>The Almanac of American History</i> (2nd ed. 1993)</li> <li>Thompson, Peter, and Chris Cook. <i>Dictionary of American History: From 1763 to the Present</i> (Facts on File, 2000)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=78" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span> Media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="commons:History of the United States">History of the United States</a> at Wikimedia Commons</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="History_of_the_United_States495" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:History_of_the_United_States_navbox" title="Template:History of the United States navbox"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:History_of_the_United_States_navbox" title="Template talk:History of the United States navbox"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:History_of_the_United_States_navbox" title="Special:EditPage/Template:History of the United States navbox"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="History_of_the_United_States495" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States">History of the United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States history">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_United_States_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Outline of United States history">Outline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Events495" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Events</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-Colonial</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Geological_history_of_North_America" title="Geological history of North America">Prehistoric</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pre-Columbian_era" title="Pre-Columbian era">Pre-Columbian Era</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Colonial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Colonial history of the United States">Colonial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Exploration_of_North_America" title="Exploration of North America">Exploration of North America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="European colonization of the Americas">European colonization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_disease_and_epidemics" title="Native American disease and epidemics">Native American epidemics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Jamestown,_Virginia_(1607%E2%80%931699)" title="History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699)">Settlement of Jamestown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen Colonies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade" title="Atlantic slave trade">Atlantic slave trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_William%27s_War" title="King William's War">King William's War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War" title="Queen Anne's War">Queen Anne's War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dummer%27s_War" title="Dummer's War">Dummer's War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Great_Awakening" title="First Great Awakening">First Great Awakening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear" title="War of Jenkins' Ear">War of Jenkins' Ear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_George%27s_War" title="King George's War">King George's War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution#Origin" title="American Revolution">Prelude to Revolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Enlightenment" title="American Enlightenment">American Enlightenment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763" title="Royal Proclamation of 1763">Proclamation of 1763</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Act" title="Sugar Act">Sugar Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamp_Act_Congress" title="Stamp Act Congress">Stamp Act Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty" title="Sons of Liberty">Sons of Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Massacre" title="Boston Massacre">Boston Massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party" title="Boston Tea Party">Boston Tea Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intolerable_Acts" title="Intolerable Acts">Intolerable Acts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Continental_Congress" title="First Continental Congress">First Continental Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Association" title="Continental Association">Continental Association</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%931789)" title="History of the United States (1776–1789)">1776–1789</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress" title="Second Continental Congress">Second Continental Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Resolution" title="Lee Resolution">Lee Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)" title="Treaty of Paris (1783)">Treaty of Paris</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_period" title="Confederation period">Confederation period</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation" title="Articles of Confederation">Articles of Confederation</a> <a href="/wiki/Perpetual_Union" title="Perpetual Union">and Perpetual Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Mutiny_of_1783" title="Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783">Pennsylvania Mutiny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shays%27_Rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Shays' Rebellion">Shays' Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Ordinance" title="Northwest Ordinance">Northwest Ordinance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="History of the United States Constitution">Drafting and ratification of the Constitution</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1789%E2%80%931815)" title="History of the United States (1789–1815)">1789–1815</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">Bill of Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion" title="Whiskey Rebellion">Whiskey Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quasi-War" title="Quasi-War">Quasi-War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffersonian_democracy" title="Jeffersonian democracy">Jeffersonian era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase" title="Louisiana Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1815%E2%80%931849)" title="History of the United States (1815–1849)">1815–1849</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Era_of_Good_Feelings" title="Era of Good Feelings">Era of Good Feelings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Compromise" title="Missouri Compromise">Missouri Compromise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine" title="Monroe Doctrine">Monroe Doctrine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonian_democracy" title="Jacksonian democracy">Jacksonian era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trail_of_Tears" title="Trail of Tears">Trail of Tears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Turner%27s_slave_rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Nat Turner's slave rebellion">Nat Turner's slave rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nullification_crisis" title="Nullification crisis">Nullification crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manifest_destiny" title="Manifest destiny">Westward expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seneca_Falls_Convention" title="Seneca Falls Convention">Seneca Falls Convention</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#United_States" title="Industrial Revolution">First Industrial Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Great_Awakening" title="Second Great Awakening">Second Great Awakening</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1849%E2%80%931865)" title="History of the United States (1849–1865)">1849–1865</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antebellum_South" title="Antebellum South">Antebellum Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Origins_of_the_American_Civil_War" title="Origins of the American Civil War">Prelude to War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Compromise_of_1850" title="Compromise of 1850">Compromise of 1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850" title="Fugitive Slave Act of 1850">Fugitive Slave Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act" title="Kansas–Nebraska Act">Kansas–Nebraska Act</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bleeding_Kansas" title="Bleeding Kansas">Bleeding Kansas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dred_Scott_v._Sandford" title="Dred Scott v. Sandford">Dred Scott decision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election" title="1860 United States presidential election">Election of Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America#Secession" title="Confederate States of America">Secession</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation" title="Emancipation Proclamation">Emancipation Proclamation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln" title="Assassination of Abraham Lincoln">Assassination of Abraham Lincoln</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1865%E2%80%931917)" title="History of the United States (1865–1917)">1865–1917</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era" title="Reconstruction era">Reconstruction era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Amendments" title="Reconstruction Amendments">Amendments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_transcontinental_railroad" title="First transcontinental railroad">First transcontinental railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enforcement_Acts" title="Enforcement Acts">Enforcement Acts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compromise_of_1877" title="Compromise of 1877">Compromise of 1877</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Industrial_Revolution#United_States" title="Second Industrial Revolution">Second Industrial Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilded_Age" title="Gilded Age">Gilded Age</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Gospel_of_Wealth" title="The Gospel of Wealth">The Gospel of Wealth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_James_A._Garfield" title="Assassination of James A. Garfield">Assassination of James A. Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act" title="Chinese Exclusion Act">Chinese Exclusion Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendleton_Civil_Service_Reform_Act" title="Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act">Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haymarket_affair" title="Haymarket affair">Haymarket affair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act" title="Sherman Antitrust Act">Sherman Antitrust Act</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Era" title="Progressive Era">Progressive Era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_imperialism" class="mw-redirect" title="American imperialism">Imperialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_William_McKinley" title="Assassination of William McKinley">Assassination of William McKinley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Square_Deal" title="Square Deal">Square Deal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadir_of_American_race_relations" title="Nadir of American race relations">Nadir of American race relations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1917%E2%80%931945)" title="History of the United States (1917–1945)">1917–1945</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_in_World_War_I" title="United States in World War I">World War I</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paris_Peace_Conference_(1919%E2%80%931920)#American_approach" title="Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)">Paris Peace Conference</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Red_Scare" title="First Red Scare">First Red Scare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roaring_Twenties" title="Roaring Twenties">Roaring Twenties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States" title="Prohibition in the United States">Prohibition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States" title="Women's suffrage in the United States">Women's suffrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre" title="Tulsa race massacre">Tulsa race massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan#Second_Klan:_1915–1944" title="Ku Klux Klan">Second Klan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_School_disaster" title="Bath School disaster">Bath School disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance" title="Harlem Renaissance">Harlem Renaissance</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wall_Street_crash_of_1929" title="Wall Street crash of 1929">Wall Street crash of 1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_Bowl" title="Dust Bowl">Dust Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Deal" title="New Deal">New Deal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">Pearl Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_home_front_during_World_War_II" title="United States home front during World War II">home front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Project" title="Manhattan Project">Manhattan Project</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki" title="Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki">Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1945%E2%80%931964)" title="History of the United States (1945–1964)">1945–1964</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_strike_wave_of_1945%E2%80%931946" title="United States strike wave of 1945–1946">Strike wave of 1945–1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1947%E2%80%931948)" title="Cold War (1947–1948)">Start of Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Truman_Doctrine" title="Truman Doctrine">Truman Doctrine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1948%E2%80%931953)" title="Cold War (1948–1953)">Early Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty" title="North Atlantic Treaty">North Atlantic Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivy_Mike" title="Ivy Mike">Ivy Mike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCarthyism" title="McCarthyism">McCarthyism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post%E2%80%93World_War_II_economic_expansion" title="Post–World War II economic expansion">Post-war boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Mercury" title="Project Mercury">Project Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">Civil Rights Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1953%E2%80%931962)" title="Cold War (1953–1962)">Early–mid Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">Assassination of John F. Kennedy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964%E2%80%931980)" title="History of the United States (1964–1980)">1964–1980</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Society" title="Great Society">Great Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Race" title="Space Race">Space Race</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Project_Gemini" title="Project Gemini">Project Gemini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo program</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1962%E2%80%931979)" title="Cold War (1962–1979)">Mid Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9tente" title="Détente">Détente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Saigon" title="Fall of Saigon">Fall of Saigon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.">Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s" title="Counterculture of the 1960s">Counterculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second-wave_feminism" title="Second-wave feminism">Second-wave feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gay_liberation" title="Gay liberation">Gay liberation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stonewall_riots" title="Stonewall riots">Stonewall riots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watergate_scandal" title="Watergate scandal">Watergate scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis" title="Iran hostage crisis">Iran hostage crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moral_Majority" title="Moral Majority">Moral Majority</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1980%E2%80%931991)" title="History of the United States (1980–1991)">1980–1991</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_era" title="Reagan era">Reagan era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reaganomics" title="Reaganomics">Reaganomics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair" title="Iran–Contra affair">Iran–Contra affair</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crack_epidemic_in_the_United_States" title="Crack epidemic in the United States">Crack epidemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%931985)" title="Cold War (1979–1985)">Late Cold War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Grenada" title="United States invasion of Grenada">Invasion of Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reagan_Doctrine" title="Reagan Doctrine">Reagan Doctrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_War_(1985%E2%80%931991)" title="Cold War (1985–1991)">End of the Cold War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program" title="Space Shuttle program">Space Shuttle program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_on_drugs" title="War on drugs">War on drugs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama" title="United States invasion of Panama">Invasion of Panama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1991%E2%80%932008)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States (1991–2008)">1991–2008</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement" title="North American Free Trade Agreement">NAFTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots" title="1992 Los Angeles riots"> Los Angeles riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing" title="1993 World Trade Center bombing">WTC bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waco_siege" title="Waco siege">Waco siege</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_Revolution" title="Republican Revolution">Republican Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing" title="Oklahoma City bombing">Oklahoma City bombing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre" title="Columbine High School massacre">Columbine</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bush_v._Gore" title="Bush v. Gore">Bush v. Gore</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_on_terror" title="War on terror">War on terror</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_shooting" title="Virginia Tech shooting">Virginia Tech shooting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_the_United_States" title="Great Recession in the United States">Great Recession</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(2008%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the United States (2008–present)">2008–present</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden" title="Killing of Osama bin Laden">Killing of Osama bin Laden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States" title="List of mass shootings in the United States">Rise in mass shootings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting" title="2011 Tucson shooting">Tucson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Aurora_theater_shooting" title="2012 Aurora theater shooting">Aurora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting" title="Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting">Sandy Hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulse_nightclub_shooting" title="Pulse nightclub shooting">Orlando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting" title="2017 Las Vegas shooting">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkland_high_school_shooting" title="Parkland high school shooting">Parkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_El_Paso_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 El Paso shooting">El Paso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uvalde_school_shooting" title="Uvalde school shooting">Uvalde</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" title="Black Lives Matter">Black Lives Matter</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Obergefell_v._Hodges" title="Obergefell v. Hodges">Obergefell v. Hodges</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally" title="Unite the Right rally">Unite the Right rally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">recession</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="January 6 United States Capitol attack">January 6 insurrection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_US_troop_withdrawal_from_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan">Afghanistan withdrawal</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization" title="Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization">Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine">Support of Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump#Investigations,_criminal_charges,_civil_lawsuits" title="Donald Trump">Indictments of Donald Trump</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Topics495" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Topics</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/American_Century" title="American Century">American Century</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_antisemitism_in_the_United_States" title="History of antisemitism in the United States">Antisemitism</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cultural_history_of_the_United_States" title="Cultural history of the United States">Cultural</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_cinema_in_the_United_States" title="History of cinema in the United States">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_history_of_the_United_States" title="Music history of the United States">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_newspapers" title="History of American newspapers">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_sports_in_the_United_States" title="History of sports in the United States">Sports</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Demographic history of the United States">Demography</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_immigration_to_the_United_States" title="History of immigration to the United States">Immigration</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Economic history of the United States">Economy</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_banking_in_the_United_States" title="History of banking in the United States">Banking</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of education in the United States">Education</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_higher_education_in_the_United_States" title="History of higher education in the United States">Higher education</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_flags_of_the_United_States" title="List of flags of the United States">Flag</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_government" title="History of the United States government">Government</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_abortion_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of abortion in the United States">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_capital_punishment_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of capital punishment in the United States">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_civil_rights_in_the_United_States" title="History of civil rights in the United States">Civil Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_corruption_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of corruption in the United States">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="History of the United States Constitution">The Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_debt_ceiling" title="History of the United States debt ceiling">Debt ceiling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_direct_democracy_in_the_United_States" title="History of direct democracy in the United States">Direct democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_States_foreign_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="History of United States foreign policy">Foreign policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="History of law enforcement in the United States">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_United_States" title="Postage stamps and postal history of the United States">Postal service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_taxation_in_the_United_States" title="History of taxation in the United States">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voting_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Voting rights in the United States">Voting rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_journalism" title="History of American journalism">Journalism</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="History of the United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">Military</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Political_eras_of_the_United_States" title="Political eras of the United States">Party Systems</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Party_System" title="First Party System">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Party_System" title="Second Party System">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Party_System" title="Third Party System">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Party_System" title="Fourth Party System">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Party_System" title="Fifth Party System">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Party_System" title="Sixth Party System">Sixth</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_religion_in_the_United_States" title="History of religion in the United States">Religion</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Native_American_genocide_in_the_United_States" title="Native American genocide in the United States">Genocide</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States" title="Slavery in the United States">Slavery</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_sexual_slavery_in_the_United_States" title="History of sexual slavery in the United States">Sexual slavery</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Technological_and_industrial_history_of_the_United_States" title="Technological and industrial history of the United States">Technology and industry</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_agriculture_in_the_United_States" title="History of agriculture in the United States">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_history_of_the_United_States" title="Labor history of the United States">Labor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_lumber_industry_in_the_United_States" title="History of the lumber industry in the United States">Lumber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_medicine_in_the_United_States" title="History of medicine in the United States">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rail_transportation_in_the_United_States" title="History of rail transportation in the United States">Railway</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Groups495" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Groups</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/African-American_history" title="African-American history">African American</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Asian_Americans" title="History of Asian Americans">Asian American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans" title="History of Chinese Americans">Chinese American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Filipino_Americans" title="History of Filipino Americans">Filipino American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian-American_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian-American history">Indian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Japanese_Americans" title="History of Japanese Americans">Japanese American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Korean_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Korean Americans">Korean American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Thai_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Thai Americans">Thai American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Vietnamese_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Vietnamese Americans">Vietnamese American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/European_American#History" class="mw-redirect" title="European American">European American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Albanian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Albanian Americans">Albanian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_English_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of English Americans">English American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Estonian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Estonian Americans">Estonian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Finnish_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Finnish Americans">Finnish American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Americans#History" title="Irish Americans">Irish American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_American#History" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian American">Italian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Lithuanian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Lithuanian Americans">Lithuanian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Poles_in_the_United_States" title="History of Poles in the United States">Polish American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Serbian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Serbian Americans">Serbian American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic and Latino American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mexican_Americans" title="History of Mexican Americans">Mexican American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States" title="History of the Jews in the United States">Jewish American</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Middle_Eastern_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Middle Eastern Americans">Middle Eastern American</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Egyptian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Egyptian Americans">Egyptian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iranian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Iranian Americans">Iranian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iraqi_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Iraqi Americans">Iraqi American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Lebanese_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Lebanese Americans">Lebanese American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Palestinian_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Palestinian Americans">Palestinian American</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Saudi_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Saudi Americans">Saudi American</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="History of Native Americans in the United States">Native Americans</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_history" title="Cherokee history">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comanche_history" title="Comanche history">Comanche</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_women_in_the_United_States" title="History of women in the United States">Women</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/LGBTQ_history_in_the_United_States" title="LGBTQ history in the United States">LGBTQ</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_gay_men_in_the_United_States" title="History of gay men in the United States">Gay men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_lesbianism_in_the_United_States" title="History of lesbianism in the United States">Lesbians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transgender_history_in_the_United_States" title="Transgender history in the United States">Transgender people</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Places495" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Places</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States" title="Territorial evolution of the United States">Territorial evolution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">Admission to the Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historical_regions_of_the_United_States" title="Historical regions of the United States">Historical regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_frontier" title="American frontier">American frontier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manifest_destiny" title="Manifest destiny">Manifest destiny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_removal" title="Indian removal">Indian removal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_England" title="History of New England">New England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Southern_United_States" title="History of the Southern United States">The South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_west_coast_of_North_America" title="History of the west coast of North America">The West Coast</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alabama" title="History of Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alaska" title="History of Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Arizona" title="History of Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Arkansas" title="History of Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_California" title="History of California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Colorado" title="History of Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Connecticut" title="History of Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Delaware" title="History of Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Florida" title="History of Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="History of Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hawaii" title="History of Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Idaho" title="History of Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Illinois" title="History of Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indiana" title="History of Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iowa" title="History of Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kansas" title="History of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kentucky" title="History of Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Louisiana" title="History of Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Maine" title="History of Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Maryland" title="History of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Massachusetts" title="History of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Michigan" title="History of Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mississippi" title="History of Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Missouri" title="History of Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Montana" title="History of Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nebraska" title="History of Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nevada" title="History of Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Hampshire" title="History of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Jersey" title="History of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Mexico" title="History of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_York_(state)" title="History of New York (state)">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Dakota" title="History of North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ohio" title="History of Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oklahoma" title="History of Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oregon" title="History of Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Pennsylvania" title="History of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Island" title="History of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Carolina" title="History of South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_South_Dakota" title="History of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tennessee" title="History of Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Texas" title="History of Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Utah" title="History of Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Vermont" title="History of Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Virginia" title="History of Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington_(state)" title="History of Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_West_Virginia" title="History of West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wisconsin" title="History of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wyoming" title="History of Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Federal District</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C." title="History of Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Insular areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_American_Samoa" title="History of American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Guam" title="History of Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Puerto_Rico" title="History of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="History of the United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outlying islands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Baker_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Baker Island">Baker Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Howland_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Howland Island">Howland Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Jarvis_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Jarvis Island">Jarvis Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Johnston_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Johnston Atoll">Johnston Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Kingman_Reef" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Kingman Reef">Kingman Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Midway_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Midway Atoll">Midway Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Navassa_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Navassa Island">Navassa Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Palmyra_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Palmyra Atoll">Palmyra Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Wake_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Wake Island">Wake Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_urban_history" title="American urban history">Urban history</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Histories_of_cities_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Histories of cities in the United States">Cities</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_the_United_States" title="List of years in the United States">List of years</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historiography_of_the_United_States" title="Historiography of the United States">Historiography</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_the_United_States" title="Category:History of the United States">Category</a></li> <li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_portal_class.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Portal"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/16px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/23px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/Symbol_portal_class.svg/31px-Symbol_portal_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States">Portal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Timeline_of_United_States_history280" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Timeline_of_United_States_history" title="Template:Timeline of United States history"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Timeline_of_United_States_history" title="Template talk:Timeline of United States history"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Timeline_of_United_States_history" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Timeline of United States history"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Timeline_of_United_States_history280" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States history">Timeline of United States history</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Year</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_pre%E2%80%93United_States_history" title="Timeline of pre–United States history">Before 1760</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1760%E2%80%931789)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789)">1760–1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1790%E2%80%931819)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819)">1790–1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1820%E2%80%931859)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859)">1820–1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1860%E2%80%931899)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899)">1860–1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1900%E2%80%931929)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)">1900–1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1930%E2%80%931949)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1930–1949)">1930–1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1950%E2%80%931969)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1950–1969)">1950–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1970%E2%80%931989)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989)">1970–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(1990%E2%80%932009)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (1990–2009)">1990–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States_(2010%E2%80%93present)" title="Timeline of the history of the United States (2010–present)">2010–present</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_civil_rights_movement" title="Timeline of the civil rights movement">Civil rights movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_civil_marriage_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of civil marriage in the United States">Civil marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Colonial_America" title="Timeline of Colonial America">Colonial America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_modern_American_conservatism" title="Timeline of modern American conservatism">Conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_drafting_and_ratification_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution">Constitution drafting and ratification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_1960s_counterculture" title="Timeline of 1960s counterculture">Counterculture in the 1960s</a></li> <li>COVID-19 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States_(2020)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (2020)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States_(2021)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (2021)">2021</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_diplomatic_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of United States diplomatic history">Diplomatic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Japan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Timeline of Japan–United States relations">Japan–U.S. relations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_flag_of_the_United_States" title="Timeline of the flag of the United States">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_terrorist_attacks_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of terrorist attacks in the United States">Terrorist attacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_September_11_attacks" title="Timeline of the September 11 attacks">September 11</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">Statehood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_voting_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of voting rights in the United States">Voting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_American_Old_West" title="Timeline of the American Old West">Western Frontier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Military</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_American_Revolution" title="Timeline of the American Revolution">Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_War_of_1812" title="Timeline of the War of 1812">Timeline of the War of 1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_events_leading_to_the_American_Civil_War" title="Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War">Prelude to Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Timeline of the Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Timeline of the Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_I" title="Timeline of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_timelines_of_World_War_II" title="List of timelines of World War II">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_events_in_the_Cold_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of events in the Cold War">Cold War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_War_on_Terror" title="Timeline of the War on Terror">War on Terror</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Gulf_War_(1990%E2%80%931991)" title="Timeline of the Gulf War (1990–1991)">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Iraq_War" title="Timeline of the Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_African-American_history" title="Timeline of African-American history">African Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_African-American_firsts" title="Timeline of African-American firsts">Firsts</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women in the United States">Women</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_feminism_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of feminism in the United States">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_legal_rights_in_the_United_States_(other_than_voting)" title="Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting)">Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women's suffrage in the United States">Suffrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_colleges_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women's colleges in the United States">Colleges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_dentistry_in_the_United_States" title="Women in dentistry in the United States">Dentistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_lawyers_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women lawyers in the United States">Lawyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_mathematics_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women in mathematics in the United States">Mathematics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_religion_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women in religion in the United States">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_science_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of women in science in the United States">Science</a></li> <li>Warfare <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_warfare_in_the_United_States_before_1900" title="Timeline of women in warfare in the United States before 1900">before 1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_warfare_in_the_United_States_from_1900_to_1949" title="Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949">1900–1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_warfare_in_the_United_States_from_1950_to_1999" title="Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999">1950–1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_warfare_and_the_military_in_the_United_States,_2000%E2%80%932010" title="Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2000–2010">2000–2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_women_in_warfare_and_the_military_in_the_United_States,_2011%E2%80%93present" title="Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2011–present">2011–present</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of LGBTQ history in the United States">LGBTQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_young_people%27s_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Timeline of young people's rights in the United States">Young people</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Industry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_discoveries" title="Timeline of United States discoveries">Discoveries</a></li> <li>Inventions <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(before_1890)" title="Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890)">before 1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(1890%E2%80%931945)" title="Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945)">1890–1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(after_1991)" title="Timeline of United States inventions (after 1991)">1991–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_railway_history" title="Timeline of United States railway history">Railroads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Space_Race" title="Timeline of the Space Race">Space Race</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_the_United_States" title="List of years in the United States">Years in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States" title="History of the United States">History of the United States</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Outline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&oldid=1273622843">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&oldid=1273622843</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_history_timelines" title="Category:United States history timelines">United States history timelines</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_the_United_States" title="Category:History of the United States">History of the United States</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_the_United_States_by_topic" title="Category:History of the United States by topic">History of the United States by topic</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_history-related_lists" title="Category:United States history-related lists">United States history-related lists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Outlines_of_history_and_events" title="Category:Outlines of history and events">Outlines of history and events</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Outlines" title="Category:Outlines">Outlines</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_June_2013" title="Category:Use mdy dates from June 2013">Use mdy dates from June 2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_sidebar_with_the_child_parameter" title="Category:Pages using sidebar with the child parameter">Pages using sidebar with the child parameter</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_clarification_from_March_2023" title="Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification from March 2023">Wikipedia articles needing clarification from March 2023</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_link_is_locally_defined" title="Category:Commons link is locally defined">Commons link is locally defined</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 3 February 2025, at 06:54<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" lang="en" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-header-container vector-sticky-header-container"> <div id="vector-sticky-header" class="vector-sticky-header"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-start"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-start vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" aria-hidden="true"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-sticky-header-search-toggle" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.vector-sticky-search-form.icon"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </button> </div> <div role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box"> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="vector-sticky-search-form" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia"> <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-sticky-header-toc vector-sticky-header-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-sticky-header-toc-label" for="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar-primary" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of the history of the United States</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-end" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icons"> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-talk-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="talk-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbles mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbles"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-subject-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="subject-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-article mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-article"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-history-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="history-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-history mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-history"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only mw-watchlink" id="ca-watchstar-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="watch-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-star mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-star"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="wikitext-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikiText mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-wikiText"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-ve-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-edit mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-edit"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-viewsource-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-protected-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-editLock mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-editLock"></span> <span></span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-buttons"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet mw-interlanguage-selector" id="p-lang-btn-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-language"></span> <span>Add languages</span> </button> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive" id="ca-addsection-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="addsection-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbleAdd-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbleAdd-progressive"></span> <span>Add topic</span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-end"> <div class="vector-user-links"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-84749c7844-7hcpg","wgBackendResponseTime":170,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.588","walltime":"0.773","ppvisitednodes":{"value":4432,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":206924,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":4713,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":12,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":2,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":0,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":37228,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 398.814 1 -total"," 29.15% 116.243 1 Template:History_of_the_United_States"," 28.43% 113.401 1 Template:Sidebar_with_collapsible_lists"," 17.46% 69.637 1 Template:Short_description"," 13.32% 53.132 1 Template:US_history"," 12.29% 49.004 1 Template:Navbox_with_collapsible_groups"," 11.17% 44.556 2 Template:Pagetype"," 10.73% 42.806 1 Template:Commons-inline"," 10.27% 40.968 1 Template:Sister-inline"," 9.82% 39.182 1 Template:Sidebar"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.186","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":3437670,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-int.codfw.main-6c4b4c4bd6-vczk2","timestamp":"20250208050313","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Outline of the history of the United States","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Outline_of_the_history_of_the_United_States","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q7112502","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q7112502","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2008-07-17T22:00:46Z","dateModified":"2025-02-03T06:54:40Z","headline":"overview of and topical guide to United States history"}</script> </body> </html>