Primary Sources
Historical Eras
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Revolution and the New Nation
1754 — 1820s
Expansion and Reform
1801 — 1861
Civil War and Reconstruction
1850 — 1877
The Development of the Industrial United States
1870 — 1900
The Emergence of Modern America
1890 — 1930
The Great Depression and World War II
1929 — 1945
Postwar United States
1945 to early 1970s
Contemporary United States
1968 to the present