As the United States grew geographically, along with developing a national identity, there was also an increasing identity with regionalism. Read about the various regions, along with the changes in economics and religion in this period...

First read the plantation legend about life in the South. The remainder of the article refutes the legend, explains the differences in many facets of the South, and emphasizes the importance of the Southern agricultural output to the...

This site has information about the settlement patterns of the Native People of California based on the location and availability of resources.