Narrative Overview of History
The United States' story truly begins on July 4, 1776. On that day, the lump sum of thirteen colonies became their own, free country. From that day, the United States began a multitude of strides to lead them to become the greatest nation in the free world. George Washington was elected as the new nation’s first president in 1789, securing the means for a true democratic state. Slave labor was a major economic factor in the United States and after much debate; the Southern United States seceded from the North on April 12, 1861 over slavery, among other topics. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation shortly before the end of the war on May 9, 1865. The proclamation claimed that all men were free and no one was to be kept as a slave anymore.
The United States had successful years of growth until the First World War in 1914. After which, the country suffered setbacks such as the Great Depression in 1929 until the Second World War in 1939. After which, the economy boomed and the country thrived. Race relations were tense in the country as harsh segragation laws had been in place for years separating blacks from whites. This was until desegregation began. Fast forward to the current day. The United States elected its first African American president, Barack Hussein Obama in 2008. Although suffering a great economic recession of the past several years, the United States is one of the world’s most successful and wealthy countries.
The United States had successful years of growth until the First World War in 1914. After which, the country suffered setbacks such as the Great Depression in 1929 until the Second World War in 1939. After which, the economy boomed and the country thrived. Race relations were tense in the country as harsh segragation laws had been in place for years separating blacks from whites. This was until desegregation began. Fast forward to the current day. The United States elected its first African American president, Barack Hussein Obama in 2008. Although suffering a great economic recession of the past several years, the United States is one of the world’s most successful and wealthy countries.