What are the U.S. history eras?

Answer 1

The primary sections in US history that I focus on are more specific than general time frames for the most part but here they are:

1492 - Early Exploration - explorers that came to America seeking riches, searching for gold - a lot of this starts in Central America with explorers moving into North America

1620 - Early Settlers - Europeans settle in America searching for religious freedom - Pilgrims, Quakers, Puritans, etc. Settlments: Jamestown, Roanoke..

1770 - Revolutionary War - war for freedom, Constitutional Convention, Presidency

1802 - Western Expansion - Lousiana Purchase, movement of settlers on the Oregon Trail

1849 - Search for Gold - western dash in search of gold and riches. Encroaching into Nativelands.

1861 - Civil War

1870 - Indian Wars

1900 - Industrial Revolution

1914 - World War 1

1929 -The Great Depression

1939 - World War 2

1950 - Korean War, US/USSR conflicts

1960 - Vietnam War/Civil Rights

1980 - Star Wars - US/USSR rush to build atomic weapons

1990 - Gulf War

1993 - Troops in Somalia

2001 - 9/11

2002 - War on Terrorism