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Describes American history starting with the arrival of the first inhabitants in North America several thousand years ago and includes topics such as the development of Indian civilizations; the European discovery, invasion and settlement of North America; the growth of Spanish, French, English and Russian empires in North America; the struggle with France which made England the dominant world empire in the 1700s; the founding and growth of English colonies ranging from the Caribbean to Canada; the 13 English colonies that united and rebelled against the Mother Country the 1700s; the American Revolution; the creation of the U.S. Constitution; Robert Gray's locating the Columbia River and Oregon's role in early U.S. history; the early national era; and the era of Andrew Jackson.