by Mindomo Team 1 year ago

US History

U.S. history is segmented into six distinct periods, beginning with the flourishing of North American Indian cultures around 12,000 BC and extending to the end of the Cold War in the late 20th century.

US History

U.S. History is divided into 6 periods, starting from 12,000 BC with North American Indian cultures flourishing to the millennium with the final end of the Cold War. It contains the basic stages of pre-colonial, colonial America, a new nation, civil war, progressive era, World Wars, and the Cold War.

Progressive Era & World Wars (1850-1949)

A New Nation (1800-1849)

Pre-colonial (Before 1600)

1565

St. Augustine (Florida)

first permanent European colony

settled by the Spanish

1513

Juan Ponce de León lands on the coast of Florida

1492

Christopher Columbus lands in Bahamas

A.D. 1000

Leif Ericsson calls it Vinland

12,000 BC

North American Indian cultures appear

Mid Century & Cold War (1950-1999)

Civil War & Reconstruction (1850-1899)

Colonial (1600-1799)