The country is divided into 50 states (the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska and Hawaii) and Washington DC is the capital of the whole country.
Capital Washington DC
Language English
Currency US dollar
The USA provided significant help to the allies in World War II after declaring war when the Japanese Empire attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. A rich nation, the USA has made great strides into space exploration although it has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.
The States
Nationwide Resources
Archives and libraries
- National Archives
- LDS Genealogy: U.S. Genealogy Records Directory
- Nationwide Public Record Databases
- Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy
- LIBDEX The Library Index
- Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
- Access Genealogy
- American History and Genealogy Project
- A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA
- Genealogy Trails
- U.S.A. History and Genealogy site
- American Local History Project
- Resources: United States
- State GenSites
- Kindred Trails
- US GenWeb Projects
- U.S.A. County Resources
- The Center for Columbia River History
- Mid Atlantic Roots Network
- Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina
- Genealogy Magazine
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
- U.S. News Archives on the Web
- Search People Online
- Every Name Index
- US Family Group Sheet Project
- GenDisasters - USA (and Canada)
Vital Records
- Vital Records in the United States
- States Guide to Vital Records Resources
- Birth Records Search
- Birth Records
- U.S. Census Record Archives Online
- Census Records Guide
- U.S.A Marriage Records
- The Western States Marriage Record Index
- U.S.A Divorce Records
- Social Security Death Index
- U.S.A Death Records
- U.S.A Death Indexes and Records
- U.S.A Death Records
- Death and Obituary Records
- The National Hall of Records
- National Archives Naturalization Record Holdings
- Newspaper Obituaries
- Obituaries Search
- Obituaries
- FTF Guide: Cemeteries Online and pages for individual states.
- FTF Guide: Emigration and Immigration
- Also see the section on Slavery in FTF Guide: General Historical Resources
Family and Social History
- Making America
- America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions
- American Cultural History
- Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection
- Glossary of Colonial Occupations
- The Poorhouse Story
- Stone Quarries and Beyond
- The Mariners' Museum
African and Native American Genealogy
- African American Cemeteries
- African American Coal Miners
- African American History
- African American Genealogy
- North American Slave Narratives
- The Large Slaveholder Project
- Unknown No Longer
- Lowcountry Africana
- The Black Loyalist Web Site
- Freedmen’s Bureau Project
- Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases
- American Indian Genealogy
- Cherokee Genealogy
- Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre
- The Tribes of the USA and Canada
- Gateway to the Pamunkeys
- Marilee's Native Americans Resource
- Native American Nations
- Oneida Indian Genealogy
- Native American Genealogy
- Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy
- South Eastern Native American Documents 1730-1842
Maps and Photographs
- The National Map
- 1895 USA Atlas
- Map Collections from the Library of Congress
- Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library
- Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Military History
- FTF Guide: Military and Maritime
- FTF Guide: War Memorials: USA
- Military Records Guide
- U.S.A Official Military Records Provider
- U.S.A Military and War Records
- American Revolutionary War
- The American Revolution
- The Civil War
- Civil War Rosters
- Civil War Maps and Nautical Charts
- American Civil War Newspapers
- Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters
- Women in the American Civil War
- Bits of Blue and Gray: An American Civil War Notebook
- America in World War One
- WW1, WW2, U.S.A. Army and Navy
- Densho - Pearl Harbour and testimonies of Japanese Americans
- Memories of the 384th Bombardment Group (USA)
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
- U.S.A. Military History Links
- U.S. Submarines
Religion
- American Jewish History
- Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide
- The Jesuits of the Missouri Province
- The Lutheran Heritage Foundation
- The Society of Friends Historical Society
- Arthur and Kathleen Postle Archives and Friends Collection
- The National Huguenot Society
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