The history of North America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere.
Read more about History Of North America: The Beginning of North America, Colonial Era, Age of Revolutions, Expansion Era, Conflict, Confederation and Invasion, Late 19th Century, World Wars Era, Post-War, Vietnam and stagflation, The 1980s, Recent History
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