Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress

Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.

In the early 1600s, in rapid succession, the English began a colony (Jamestown) in Chesapeake Bay in 1607, the French built Quebec in 1608, and the Dutch began their interest in the region …

Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.

Overview At the successful conclusion of the Revolutionary War with Great Britain in 1783, an American could look back and reflect on the truly revolutionary events that had occurred in the …

Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress.

A timeline of Washington's presiding over the Continental Congress, his Presidency, and death, 1786-1799.

Cities During the Progressive Era In the early 1900s, the United States entered a period of peace, prosperity, and progress. In the nation's growing cities, factory output grew, small businesses …

Ballads and tunes from home blend with the new American stories; morality songs and parables intermingle and new oral traditions are created. Music and stories are handed down from …

The American West, 1865-1900 The completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development.