A timeline that includes the most important points in American History from 1492 through 1877. Good for any student of any age or for any history buff. 4 page guide includes: • the new world • 1492-1646 • society forms • 1642-1732 • a country grows • 1690-1771 • revolutionary ideas • 1754-1774 • the revolution • 1774-1783 • a nation is formed • 1776-1800 • the early republic • 1789-1800 • liberty grows • 1801-1823 • looking at life • 1655-1806 • life goes on • 1807-1857 • American growth • 1805-1849 • expansion & reform • 1825-1848 • slavery • 1712-1865 • the road west - to war • 1846-1861 • the war • 1861-1865 • reconstruction • 1865-1877 • other things • 1857-1877