Pre-Constitution

• Pre–United States (before 1760)
  Timeline of pre–United States history
  This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from before the lead up to the American Revolution .-1400–1499:*1492 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola, discovering the New World for 15th century Europe....
  
  
• American Revolution (1760–1789)
  Timeline of the American Revolution
  The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free of the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America....
  
  

Post-Constitution

• 1790–1819
• 1820–1859
• 1860–1899
• 1900–1929
• 1930–1949
• 1950–1969
• 1970–1989
• 1990–present

See also

• History of the United States
  History of the United States
  The 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...
  
  
  • Pre-Columbian era
    Pre-Columbian era
    The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
    
    
  • Colonial history of the United States (1493–1776)
  • History of the United States (1776–1789)
    History of the United States (1776–1789)
    Between 1776 and 1789, the United States emerged as an independent country, creating and ratifying its new constitution, and establishing its national government. In order to assert their traditional rights, American Patriots seized control of the colonies and launched a war for independence...
    
    
  • 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 (1918–1945)
    History of the United States (1918–1945)
    The history of the United States from 1918 through 1945 covers the post-World War I era, the Great Depression, and World War II. After World War I, the U.S. rejected the Versailles Treaty and did not join the League of Nations....
    
    
  • History of the United States (1945–1964)
    History of the United States (1945–1964)
    For the United States, 1945 to 1964 was an era of economic growth and prosperity which saw the victorious powers of World War II confronting each other in the Cold War and the triumph of the Civil Rights Movement that ended Jim Crow segregation in the South....
    
    
  • History of the United States (1964–1980)
    History of the United States (1964–1980)
    The history of the United States from 1964 through 1980 includes the climax and collapse of the African American Civil Rights Movement; the escalation and ending of the Vietnam War; the drama of a generational revolt with its sexual freedoms and use of drugs; and the continuation of the Cold War,...
    
    
  • History of the United States (1980–1991)
  • History of the United States (1991–present)
    History of the United States (1991–present)
    The history of the United States from 1991 to present began after the fall of the Soviet Union which signaled the end of the Cold War and led into the United States' heightened military involvement in the Middle East. The U.S. expelled an Iraqi invasion force from Kuwait, a Middle Eastern ally of...
    
    
• History of North America
  History of North America
  The history of North America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and western hemisphere....
  
  
• List of U.S. states by date of statehood
• Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War
  Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War
  The events which led to the origins of the American Civil War and to the Civil War itself may be considered in two time periods, the long term build up over many decades and the five-month build up to war in the period immediately after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President and the fall of...
  
  
• Timeline of the United States Constitution
• Timeline of United States diplomatic history
  Timeline of United States diplomatic history
  The diplomatic history of the United States oscillated among three positions: isolation from diplomatic entanglements of other nations ; alliances with European and other military partners; and unilateralism, or operating on its own sovereign policy decisions...
  
  
• Timeline of United States inventions and discoveries
• Years in the United States
  Years in the United States
  -18th century:* 1770s: 1776 1777 1778 1779* 1780s: 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789* 1790s: 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799-19th century:* 1800s: 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809...
  
  
• Timeline of modern American conservatism
  Timeline of modern American conservatism
  The Timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences which have significantly affected conservatism in the United States. Since the 1950s, conservatism has been a major influence on American politics. The movement is most closely associated with the...