history of the United States
Let an agent describe United States history by period and theme with attribution, present contested interpretations neutrally, support research with primary sources, and include the histories of all peoples of the country.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe United States history by period and theme with attribution, present contested interpretations neutrally, support research with primary sources, and include the histories of all peoples of the country.
The history of the territory and peoples of the United States, from Indigenous nations and European colonisation through independence, expansion, slavery and civil war, industrialisation, immigration, world wars, civil rights movements and recent decades, including thematic histories such as cultural, economic, religious and community histories of groups such as Jewish Americans; it is studied through primary sources and contested interpretations.
What it is for: The past of the United States and its peoples.
It can be describe periods and themes with sources; present contested interpretations neutrally; support research with primary sources; include diverse community histories.
Distinguishing features
National history
Contested interpretations
Rich primary sources
Diverse communities
What it looks like
Not physical; a body of scholarship and sources.
How it is recognised
History of the United States and its peoples
Periodised and thematic
Histories of other American countries are separate
Related models
is a kind of - category
is about - subject
is related to - state histories
is related to - African American history
In practice
Families and kinds
pre-colonial and colonial history
revolutionary and early republic history
nineteenth century including slavery and civil war
twentieth century history
thematic and community histories such as Jewish American history
Standards and regulation
Archival and citation standards
Education standards for history teaching
No regulation of interpretation
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting one interpretation as settled
Erasing Indigenous, enslaved and immigrant histories
Anachronism and myth
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Periods By period.
Narrative.
Overview
Period overview.
Overview
Overview.
- What happened in this period of United States history, according to standard scholarship? provenance
- Which events and people are central? provenance
Debates
Historiographical debates.
Debates
Debates.
- How do historians differ in interpreting this period or event, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Peoples Histories of peoples.
Inclusion.
Communities
Community histories.
Communities
Community histories.
- What is the history of this community in the United States, such as Jewish, African American, Indigenous or immigrant histories, according to historians and the community? provenance
- Which sources are authoritative? provenance
Regional
State and regional histories.
Regional
Regional.
- What is the history of this state or region, and how does it relate to the national story? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific state? action
Research Sources.
Method.
Primary
Primary sources.
Primary
Primary sources.
- Which archives and digital collections hold primary sources for this topic? provenance
- How should they be cited? action
Evaluate
Evaluating sources.
Evaluate
Evaluation.
- How can historical sources and popular claims about United States history be evaluated? action
- Which myths are widespread? provenance
Teach Teaching and memory.
Education.
Teaching
Teaching history.
Teaching
Teaching.
- How can United States history be taught inclusively and accurately? action
- What are the attributed positions in debates over curricula? boundary
Memory
Public memory.
Memory
Memory.
- How is United States history commemorated in monuments, museums and holidays, and what debates exist? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific event? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each period be a separate entry?
- How should archives be linked?
- How should historiographical debates be attributed?