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January 6 U.S. Capitol riot: on Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to prevent the U.S. Congress from certifying electoral votes from the Nov. 2020 presidential election (in which Joe Biden was lawfully elected as the next president). The attack is widely regarded as an insurrection. ^[e]

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North America: The third largest continent, location of three large nations Canada, the United States, and Mexico. ^[e]

History

Continental Congress: An assembly of representatives of the 13 colonies participating in the American Revolution. ^[e]
U.S. Declaration of Independence: Document formally declaring the independence of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain, July 4, 1776. ^[e]
Federalist Papers: 85 articles written in 1787-88 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay campaigning for adoption of the U.S. Constitution. ^[e]
U.S. Constitution: The document defining the fundamental purpose and structure of the United States government; it became effective in 1789. ^[e]
Bill of Rights (United States): The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution which were ratified in 1791 to preserve select rights for citizens. ^[e]

Military

Military academies

United States Naval Academy

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Geography and physiography

Pacific Mountain System [r]: Add brief definition or description
Intermontane Plateaus [r]: Add brief definition or description
Rocky Mountain System [r]: Add brief definition or description
Interior Plains [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Great Plains [r]: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. ^[e]
Ozark-Ouachita Highlands [r]: Add brief definition or description
Gulf-Atlantic Plain [r]: Add brief definition or description
Appalachian Highlands [r]: Add brief definition or description

Politics and government

Constitution

U.S. Constitution [r]: The document defining the fundamental purpose and structure of the United States government; it became effective in 1789. ^[e]
U.S. Declaration of Independence [r]: Document formally declaring the independence of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain, July 4, 1776. ^[e]

Government

President of the United States of America [r]: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]
- Vice President of the United States of America [r]: A U.S. official who runs for election as an adjunct to the President, who presides over the Senate, and who would assume the Presidency in case of a vacancy in that office, ^[e]
- National Security Council [r]: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant ^[e]
- United States cabinet [r]: The most senior committee of the executive branch of the United States government. ^[e]
U.S. Congress [r]: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. ^[e]
- U.S. House of Representatives [r]: The lower house of the United States Congress. ^[e]
- U.S. Senate [r]: The upper house of the United States Congress. ^[e]
- General Accountability Office [r]: This organization is the semi-independent internal auditing agency of the U.S. government. ^[e]
- Library of Congress [r]: Add brief definition or description
Supreme Court of the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description

Political parties

Political subdivisions (U.S. states and territories)

See Catalog of U.S. States and territories

Culture

Language

American English [r]: Add brief definition or description

History

Colonial America

Ante Bellum

Civil War and Reconstruction

Gilded Age

Progressive Movement

Great Depression and New Deal

World War II

World War II [r]: Add brief definition or description

Postwar

Wars and major military actions

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