19th century in the United States
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The 19th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States
from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
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- History of the United StatesHistory of the United StatesThe history of the United States traditionally starts with the Declaration of Independence in the year 1776, although its territory was inhabited by Native Americans since prehistoric times and then by European colonists who followed the voyages of Christopher Columbus starting in 1492. The...
series:- History of the United States (1789–1849)History of the United States (1789–1849)With the election of George Washington as the first president in 1789, the new government acted quickly to rebuild the nation's financial structure. Enacting the program of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, the government assumed the Revolutionary war debts of the state and the national...
- History of the United States (1849–1865)History of the United States (1849–1865)Industrialization went forward in the Northeast and a rail network linked the nation economically, opening up new markets. Immigration brought millions of European workers and farmers to the North...
- History of the United States (1865–1918)History of the United States (1865–1918)The History of the United States covers Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and the Progressive Era, and includes the rise of industrialization and the resulting surge of immigration in the United States. This period of rapid economic growth and soaring prosperity in North and West saw the U.S...
- History of the United States (1789–1849)
- Timeline of the United States series:
- Timeline of United States history (1790–1819)
- Timeline of United States history (1820–1859)
- Timeline of United States history (1860–1899)