Our site contains thousands of pages covering a wide array of topics in U.S. History. You can use the search feature at the top of the page, or browse one of the following topic headings:

History is not static. It's fluid. It changes and grows and becomes richer and more complex when any individual interacts with it. Knowledge of history is empowering. An event is but the …

This high-quality video series follows the history of the city of brotherly love, from the early days of European settlement, through the American Revolution and continuing up through modern times.

In studying the history of the United States, it is important to go back to primary source material. Here are some of the key documents and speeches that all well-informed citizens of the …

Toward that end we offer these three courses written by a former Pennsylvania history teacher of the year, in conjunction with other historians, as a resource to our visitors.

Our site contains thousands of individual pages covering all aspects of U.S. History. You can use the search feature at the top of the page, or browse one of the following topic headings:

Welcome to ushistory.org's Declaration of Independence website, providing a wealth of information about the Declaration, biographies of all the signers, lesson plans for introducing …

A list of some of the people who have shaped the history of the United States of America with links to more detailed biographical infomation

In his fervor to hunt out communism, Senator Joseph McCarthy trampled the protections promised by the US Constitution and the principle of freedom of conscience upon which the nation was …

The plan that ultimately emerged during his Presidency was among the most ambitious in the history of the United States. With the unemployment rate at an incredible 25%, FDR realized …