American History

From colonization to the space race, this is the story of America’s successes and failures. Learn how a little settlement of a few hundred colonists grew to be one of the most powerful nations in the world. US History: An Overview of the Most Important People and Events in the History of United States, from Indians to Contemporary History of America follows the roller-coaster of events that drove the United States to become a modern superpower. This quick tour through the most significant events in US history reveals the mistakes that tore a country apart as well as the triumphs that rebuilt and bolstered it.

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The discovery of an uncharted continent by Christopher Columbus
The colonization of North America by the Spanish, French, English and Portuguese
The establishment of the 13 colonies
Fierce competition among European powers as they carved the North American land mass into territories
The election of the first president, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the American Revolution
The tragedies, wars, famine, and prosperity that shaped the United States into a superpower
How the United States Constitution continues to guide us today
How the modern Republican and Democratic parties were shaped
Meet the historical juggernauts who made the United States into what it is today including Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Nixon and more. Learn how the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, industrialization, labor movement, WWI, Prohibition, the Great Depression, WWII, the Cold War, and the space race molded a nation.

Start your journey through American history today with US History: An Overview of the Most Important People and Events in the History of United States, from Indians to Contemporary History of America.