"United States" Article - Table of Contents SECTION I: HISTORY AND CONSTITUTION Part 1. Colonization: 1607-1750 Part 2. The Struggle for Expansion: 1750-63 Part 3. The Struggle for Union: 1763-75 Part 4. The Struggle for Independence: 1775-83 Part 5. The Struggle for National Government: 1777-89 Part 6. The Development of Democracy: 1789-1801 Part 7. Democracy and Nationality: 1801-29 Part 8. Industrial Development and Sectional Divergence: 1829-50 Part 9. Tendencies to Disunion: 1850-61 Part 10. The Civil War: 1861-65 Part 11. The Reconstructed Nation: 1865-87 Part 12. Bibliography Part 13. Biographical Notes SECTION III: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS Part 14. Physical Geography and Geology Part 15. The Appalachian System Part 16. The Cordilleran System Part 17. Geology of the Mississippi Valley Part 18. Political and Natural Subdivisions Part 19. Climate Part 20. Vegetation Part 21. Mineral Resources PART III: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS Part 22. Population Part 23. Agriculture Part 24. Manufactures Part 25. Railroads. Telegraphs. Postal Service. Foreign Commerce. Shipping. Part 26. Banking and Currency. Part 27. Interior Political Organization Part 28. Taxation. Public Debt. Pensions. Part 29. Civil Service. Army. Navy. Part 30. Education. Religion. Share this page:
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