Outline of the history of the United States

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of the United States.

General history

• History of the United States
• Timeline of United States history
• Prehistory of the United States
• Colonial history of the United States
• History of the United States (1776–1789)
• History of the United States (1789–1849)
• History of the United States (1849–1865)
• History of the United States (1865–1918)
• History of the United States (1918–1945)
• History of the United States (1945–1964)
• History of the United States (1964–1980)
• History of the United States (1980–1991)
• History of the United States (1991–2008)
• History of the United States (2008–present)

Pre-Columbian era

• Pre-Columbian era
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Native American history

Colonial America

• Colonial history of the United States
• Thirteen Colonies
• British America
• French colonization of the Americas
• Spanish colonization of the Americas

American Revolution

• American Revolution
• Causes of the American Revolution
• American Revolutionary War
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris (1783)

Early national period

• Confederation Period
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution of the United States
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

19th century

• War of 1812
• Era of Good Feelings
• Andrew Jackson
• Mexican–American War
• American Civil War
• Reconstruction era
• Gilded Age

20th century

• Progressive Era
• World War I
• Roaring Twenties
• Great Depression
• World War II
• Cold War
• Civil Rights Movement
• Vietnam War

21st century

• September 11 attacks
• War on Terror
• Great Recession
• COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Related pages

• List of United States history articles
• Timeline of United States history
• Military history of the United States
• Economic history of the United States
• Cultural history of the United States
• Political history of the United States

See also

• History of North America
• History of the Americas
• World history