Overview: American History

What is our story? How have we grown from Native American societies and early colonial settlements to the modern nation we are today? To understand who we are as a country and a people, we must study American history. This section aims to provide a complete overview of our history as a nation. Links to multiple sources are provided; however the main text provided here comes from the U.S. Department of State's Outline of U.S. History, compiled, revised, and updated by Alonzo L. Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University.

Useful Sources for U.S. History Information

U.S. Department of State's Outline of U.S. History

Digital History (University of Houston)

USHistory.org's American History (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia)

Wikibooks U.S. History Online Textbook

U.S. History Overview Sections (in chronological order)

Early America
The Colonial Period
The Road to Independence
The Formation of a National Government
Westward Expansion and Regional Differences
Sectional Conflict
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Growth and Transformation
Discontent and Reform
War, Prosperity, and Depression
The New Deal and World War II
Postwar America
Decades of Change - 1960-1980
The New Conservatism and a New World Order

Bridge to the 21st Century
The Politics of Hope

Subpages (16): Bridge to the 21st Century Decades of Change - 1960-1980 Discontent and Reform Early America Growth and Transformation Postwar America Sectional Conflict The Civil War and Reconstruction The Colonial Period The Formation of a National Government The New Conservatism and a New World Order The New Deal and World War II The Politics of Hope The Road to Independence War, Prosperity, and Depression Westward Expansion and Regional Differences

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