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United States
Indigenous civilizations, revolutionary republic and the 20th-century superpower.
Overview
The territory of the United States was home to hundreds of Indigenous nations including Cahokia, the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ancestral Puebloans. Thirteen British colonies became the world's first modern republic in 1776; the 20th century made it a global superpower.
Basic Information
CapitalWashington, D.C.
Population336 million
Area9,833,517 km²
CurrencyUS dollar (USD)
LanguagesEnglish
RegionNorth America
History Timeline
- c. 1050 – 1350Cahokia flourishes
- 1607Jamestown founded
- 1776Declaration of Independence
- 1861 – 1865Civil War
- 1945Superpower after WWII
Ancient Peoples
- Ancestral Puebloans
- Mississippians
- Iroquois
- Lakota
Ancient Kingdoms
- Cahokia
- Iroquois Confederacy
Empires
- British colonial
- United States
Religions
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Islam
- Buddhism
Culture
Jazz, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, constitutionalism.
Language
English de facto national; Spanish widely spoken.
Important Battles
- Yorktown1781
Decisive American victory
- Gettysburg1863
Turning point of the Civil War
- D-Day1944
Allied invasion of France
Historical Figures
George Washington
1789 – 1797
First president
Abraham Lincoln
1861 – 1865
Preserved the Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1933 – 1945
New Deal and wartime president
Archaeological Sites
- Cahokia
- Mesa Verde
- Chaco Canyon
- Poverty Point
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Statue of Liberty
- Independence Hall
- Cahokia Mounds
- Grand Canyon
Dynasties
Colonial Period
British colonies 1607 – 1783; later acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines.
Modern History
Federal presidential republic; largest economy in nominal GDP.