United States history

America's national story

United States history is the study of events, people, and developments in the territory that became the United States, from pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations through European colonization, revolution, westward expansion, civil war, industrialization, and emergence as a global power.

As a school subject, it's often called American history or U.S. history: I have a United States history exam tomorrow.

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Revolutionary War · westward expansion · Great Depression · Civil War · New Deal · Ellis Island · melting pot · Great Migration · Emancipation Proclamation · Underground Railroad · Watergate · Cold War · LGBTQ+ rights · abolitionism · gospel music · vaccines · Bill of Rights · folk art

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Record of original inhabitants

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