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American history from Indigenous societies and colonization to the present.

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Indigenous & Pre‑Colonial America Native nations, cultures, sovereignty, and contact before 1600s. Colonial & Revolution (1600s–1789) Colonies, revolution, founding documents, and early national debates. Early Republic & Expansion (1789–1848) Constitutional experiments, parties, market revolution, and westward push. Civil War & Reconstruction (1861–1877) Causes, campaigns, emancipation, and remaking the Union after war. Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1877–1917) Industrialization, immigration, labor, reform, and urban growth. World Wars & Depression (1914–1945) WWI, the New Deal, WWII homefront & battlefield, and global power. Cold War, Rights & Culture (1945–1991) Containment, civil rights, Vietnam, social movements, and culture wars. Contemporary U.S. (1991–Present) Globalization, technology, terrorism, polarization, and changing society.

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nationaltribune.com.au > legacy-of-our-longest-war

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heraldonline.com > news > nation-world > national > article317584384.html

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