United States

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by . A view of Earth and the United States from space A view of Earth from space focusing on the United [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Alston, Christine. Articles of Confederation: Why It Didn't Last Before the U.S. Constitution was the law of the land, there were the Articles of Confederation. Find out why the Articles didn't last long, from [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . This film, which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary, was made by John Ford, a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the time and on temporary duty at Midway Island during the battle as [...] (from NCpedia.)

by . Constitution of the United States (page 1 of 2)Constitution of the United States (page 1 of 2) This is the United States Constitution as originally written and ratified. It has been amended [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Constitution of the United States (page 2 of 2)Constitution of the United States (page 2 of 2) See image of page 1 for more [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

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by . German instrument of surrender after World War IIThe instrument of surrender signed at Reims May 7, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Knocking at the door Cartoon shows Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines knocking at the door of the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Map of Greater America, 1899 Map shows the extent of U.S. territories and possessions after the Spanish-American [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

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by . Map of the United States, 1783–1803, showing the State of Franklin This map was created in 1923 and shows the United States as it existed between 1783 and 1803, with the State of Franklin in [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

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by . Free, enslaved, and total population of North Carolina and the United States, 1790–1860 United States census data, via the Historical Census Browser from the University of Virginia, Geospatial and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . This photograph, taken circa 1945, is of the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. Truman, Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died in office on April 12, 1945, became [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Presidential election results by county, 2008 By Mark Newman, Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Presidential election results by county, 2008: Cartogram This "cartogram" redraws U.S. counties so that their size on the map is proportional to their population, not to their [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Report from Iwo JimaAn undated eyewitness account of the naval assault and amphibious landings on Iwo Jima in February [...] (from NCpedia.)

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by . Maine  - Maine was a part of Massachusetts until it became a state in 1820. Until after the War of 1812, though, its boundary with British Canada was in dispute. (the disputed region is [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by . Maine - as part of the Missouri Compromise, Maine entered the union as a free state in 1820. The compromise kept the number of slave and free states equal to ensure their equal representation in the [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by . California - as part of the Compromise of 1850, California was admitted to the Union as a free state. New Mexico and Utah - as part of the Compromise of 1850, the territories of New Mexico and Utah [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by . While the Nebraska Territory was too far north for slavery to be profitable, thus slavery was never in serious contention there, whether or not Kansas would be a free or slave state was a source [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by . United States population density, 2000United States population density, 2000 2000 U.S. population density in persons per sq. mile (contiguous U.S. only). Averaged on a per-county basis. Legend, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . United States population distribution, 2000United States population distribution, 2000Each white "dot" represents 7,500 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . Wealth in the United States, 1870 This 1872 map shows the distribution of per capita (per person) wealth in the United [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)