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Multiple Eras
Materials found here span multiple time periods.
Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
The Americas to 1620
Rise of Industrial America (1877-1900)
Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
Progressive Era to New Era (1900-1929)
American Revolution (1763-1783)
Great Depression & World War II (1929-1945)
The New Nation (1783-1815)
1945 to the Present
National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860)