Past History Of United state

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 The past of United state, a

country in North America. Native Americans

have lived there for thousands of years. English

people in 1607 went to the place now called

Jamestown, Virginia . Other European settlers

went to the colonies, mostly from England and

later Great Britain . France , Spain , and the

Netherlands also colonized North America. Many

Native Americans were killed, died of disease or

lost their land.

 By 1733, there were 13 colonies. In 1775, a war

between the colonies and Britain called the

Revolutionary War started. This war started

because the American colonists were upset over

changes in British policies. On July 4, 1776,

people from the thirteen colonies created the

United States Declaration of Independence . This

said that they were free from Great Britain. They

won the war.

After the war, the leaders of the states created a

constitution in 1787 and a Bill of Rights in 1791.

 These were based on the idea of "social

contracts. George Washington , who had led the

war became its first president. The new nation

faced many controversial issues, such as

slavery .

During the 19th century, the United States gained

much more land in the West and began to

become industrialized. In 1861, several states in

the South left the United States to start a new

country called the Confederate States of

America . This caused the American Civil War.

 After the war, Immigration resumed. Some

Americans became very rich in this Gilded Age

and the country developed one of the largest

economies in the world.

In the early 20th century, the United States

became a world power, fighting in World War I

and World War II . Between the wars, there was

an economic boom called the Roaring Twenties

when people became richer and a bust called the

Great Depression when most were poorer. 

 The Great Depression ended with World War II.

The United States and the Soviet Union entered

the Cold War. This included wars in Korea and

Vietnam. During this time, African-Americans ,

Chicanos , and women sought more rights. 

 In 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned as

president due to the Watergate Scandal. In the

1970s and 1980s, the United States started to

make fewer things in factories than they used to.

The United States then went through the worst

recession it had since the Great Depression.

During the 1980s, the American economy grew

and American-Soviet relations became better

during the presidency of Ronald Reagan .  

 The Cold War ended, helping the United States out of

recession. The Middle East became more

important in American foreign policy, especially

after the September 11 attacks in 2001.