States are part of countries, and countries may be grouped by other areas, like continents, hemispheres, or a political or economic body. The US is also commonly referred to in three distinct ways: as ...

all African Americans finally emerged from their 250 years of bondage into their freedom as citizens of the United States of America. 1830s: Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act forcibly removes ...

These 20 maps offer an overview of the economy ... What is the racial and ethnic breakdown of the United States? According to the 2020 US Census, the largest racial or ethnic group in the United ...

The first map of the United States drawn and printed in America by an American was, until a few years ago, hardly known at all. Only seven original copies exist, and the best preserved is now on ...

Greg Grandin’s sweeping history of the new world shows how immutably intertwined the United States is with Latin America.

More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States—the wealthiest country ... These priorities lead us to work in the U.S. South. Of the most impoverished states in the U.S., 10 are in ...

Tomatoes, for example, come from South America, yet today they’re an ... was documented—in Tuscany.” For their map of the United States (above), Hargreaves and Levin chose as their medium ...