Major events in US history

Colonial Settlement

1600s - 1763

The American Revolution

1763 - 1783

The New Nation

1783 - 1815

National Expansion and Reform

1815 - 1880

Civil War and Reconstruction,

1861-1877

Rise of Industrial America

1876-1900

Progressive Era to New Era

1900-1929

Great Depression and World War II

1929-1945

The Post War United States

1945-1968

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10 Largest Rivers in the United States