In this lesson, you will learn about major eras in the history of the United States, from the era of colonization through the era of Reconstruction. Within each of these eras, there is important information about major historical figures, events, and issues that characterize each period. Click on the eras on the timeline below to explore each era and its characteristics.

I adapted my timeline from http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html, and this cited webpage has done the same.

In this section, you have learned some of the eras of the history of the United States. In the following section, you will learn more about how eras in history are defined.

Sources for images used in this section, as they appear, top to bottom:

Population Density in the American Colonies, Wikimedia
Spirit of ‘76, A.M. Willard, National Archives
Washington, The original portrait, Rembrandt Peale, Library of Congress
Andrew Jackson, Thomas Sully, Library of Congress
American Progress, John Gast, Library of Congress
Elizabeth Staton, sconosciuto, Wikimedia
Seal, Am I not a man and a brother, Josiah Wedgwood, Library of Congress
The Civil War 1861-1965, PCL Map Library Collection
The first colored senator and representatives - in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States, Currier & Ives, Library of Congress