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'''Capital'''  Washington DC <br>
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In 1620, the Mayflower was one of many ships to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, and what we now know as the USA came into being. 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. 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.
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The US originated in a revolution which separated it from the British Crown. The constitution, drafted in 1787, established a federal system with a division of powers even at the central level which, uniquely among modern nation-states, has remained unchanged.
 
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Despite relative prosperity in recent years, the gap between rich and poor is still great More than 30million Americans live below the official poverty line, with a disproportionate percentage of these being African-Americans and Hispanics.  
 
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==The States==
 
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== General USA Links ==
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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/index.htm Access Genealogy]
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*[http://www.ahgp.org/ American History and Genealogy Project]
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*[http://www.alhn.org/state/ American Local History Project]
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*[http://www.byubroadcasting.org/ancestors/ Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA]
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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*[http://www.densho.org/ Densho - The Japanese American Legacy Project]
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*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ A Digital Library of American History]
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*[http://www.genealogymagazine.com/index.html Genealogy Magzine]
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*[http://theoldentimes.com/news.htm Historical Newspapers Online]
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*[http://usa.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search People Online]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ Linkpendium USA History and Genealogy site]
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*[http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/ USA Resources at Rootsweb]
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*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/index.html Genealogy Today-Database of Links, State by State]
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*[http://genealogytrails.com/ Genealogy Trails]
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*[http://www.ccrh.org/content.htm The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming]
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*[http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia]
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*[http://peoplesearch.findpeoplesearchonline.com Search and Find U.S.A People]
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*[http://www.newrivernotes.com/ New River Genealogy and History -Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/censusrecords.smr Best Census Records Archives Online]
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*[http://olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml The Olive Tree Genealogy Site]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ US Family Group Sheet Project]
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*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb Project -By State and County]
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*[http://www.obituarieshelp.org/ Genealogy and Newspaper Obituaries]
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==Archives==
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*[http://www.marriagerecordsonline.us/ Marriage Records]
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*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ Birth Records Search]
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*[http://www.birthdatabase.net/ Birth Records]
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*[http://www.censusrecordsonline.com/ Best Census Record Archives Online]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/marriagerecords.smr US Marriage Records]
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm Census Finder]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr US Death Records]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~xander/census-records.htm Census Records Guide]
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*[http://www.geocities.com/r_leddy/cw/cw.html Civil War Rosters]
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*[http://www.birthrecordsearch.us/ USA Birth Records]
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes and Records]
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*[http://death-records.net/ Death Records]
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*[http://www.footnote.com/ Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/courtrecords.smr U.S.A Official Court records]
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*[http://www.lisajohnson.com/genealogy/index.htm Genealogy Records Guide]
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories]
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*[http://www.kindredtrails.com/links.html Kindred Trails -Genealogy Links by Location]
  
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
  
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*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room]
  
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==General USA Links==
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*[http://www.marriagedatabase.com/ Marriage Records]
  
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*[http://divorce.searchmyrecords.com Divorce Records]
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*[http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mtoll/index.htm Mary's Genealogical Treasures. Links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records]
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*[http://www.jesuits-mis.org/PublicationsResources/MidwestJesuitArchives.aspx The Mid-West Jesuit Archives - Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin]
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index_military.htm Military Records Guide]
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*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/nativeamericans.html Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases]
  
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
 
*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives]
  
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*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Online death Index and records]
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*[http://court.searchmyrecords.com Court Records]
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*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/content/friends/obituaries/index.html Quaker Deaths]
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*[http://genealogy-data.com/ssdi/searchssdi.htm Social Security Death Index]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html United States News Archives Arranged by State]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ UsGenWeb Archives Project]
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*[http://www.us-census.org/ USGenWeb Census Project]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/churches/index.html USGenWeb Church Records Project]
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html US News Archives on the Web]
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*[http://www.vitalrecordsus.com/ Vital Records]
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*[http://census.searchmyrecords.com/ Census Records]
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*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/aboutWesternStates.cfm The Western States Marriage Record Index]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsobituarysearch.com/ Death Records. Official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
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*[http://www.everynameindex.com/index.html Every Name Index]
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==Native American Genealogy==
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*[http://www.amerindgen.com/index.html American Indian Genealogy Help Center]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~yanusdi/ Cherokee Genealogy]
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*[http://cherokeeregistry.com/ Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre]
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*[http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/index.html Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/gatewayToPamunkey.html Gateway to the Pamunkeys]
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*[http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html Marilee's Native Americans Resource]
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*[http://www.nanations.com/ Native Americans Rolls - History, Treaties, Census and Cemetery Records, Books and more]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/on3/oneida/page2.html Oneida Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://www.native-languages.org/genealogy.htm Reconnecting with your American Indian Heritage]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/la/brantley/index.html Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy]
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*[http://neptune3.galib.uga.edu/ssp/cgi-bin/ftaccess.cgi?galileo_server=www.galileo.usg.edu&galileo_server_port=80&galileo_server_id=2&instcode=publ&instname=Guest&helpuserid=galileo&style=default&_id=182c5b82-1171785385-6233&dbs=ZLNA South Eastern Native American Documents 1730-1842]
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== African American Genealogy ==
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see also section on- [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/General_History#Slavery Slavery]
  
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*[http://www.libdex.com/country/USA.html LIBDEX The Library Index]
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*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ African American Cemeteries]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner Information Centre]
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*[http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/african-american.html African American History]
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*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/ African American Genealogy]
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*[http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/texts.html#A North American Slave Narratives]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ The Large Slaveholder Project]
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*[http://www.africanaheritage.com/ USF Africana Heritage Project]
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==Family and Social History==
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/index.html#or America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions]
  
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*[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/default.aspEllis Island Records]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/ U.S.A Public record archives online]
  
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*[http://jpl.coj.net/coll/gen/index.html Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy Section] Has some on-line databases, maps and directories
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*[http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/19thcentury1800.htm American Cultural History]
  
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
 
*[http://blacksheepancestors.com/ Black Sheep Ancestors]
  
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*[http://www.alhn.org/ American Local History Network]
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*[http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/atg/index.html Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection]
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*[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html Glossary of Colonial Occupations]
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*[http://www.divorcerecordssearch.ws Complete and accurate USA Divorce Records]
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*[http://www.mariner.org/ The Mariners' Museum]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/birthrecords.smr US Birth Records]
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*[http://www.poorhousestory.com/index.htm The Poorhouse Story]
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*[http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ Stone Quarries and Beyond]
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*[http://www.explorenorth.com/whalers/ The Whalers' Heritage Project]
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*[http://birth.searchmyrecords.com USA Official Birth records]
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*[http://marriage.searchmyrecords.com Marriage Records]
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== Maps and Photographs==
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*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/ 1895 USA Atlas from USGenWeb]
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/ American Memory Map Collections from the Library of Congress]
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*[http://www.historicmapworks.com/ Historic Mapworks]
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library]
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*[http://rs6.loc.gov/detroit/dethome.html Prints and Photographs Collection of the Library of Congress]
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== Military History ==
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One]
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*[http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ Bits of Blue and Gray - an American Civil War Notebook]
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*[http://military.searchmyrecords.com U.S.A Official Military Records Provider]
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*[http://homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/civilwar/civilwar.htm The Civil War]
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American Civil War]
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*[http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=1 The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund]
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*[http://www.militaryrecords.ws U.S.A Military and War Records]
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*[http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 US Veterans Gravesite Locator]
  
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*[http://www.cyndislist.com/genusa.htm#Govt Cyndi's List USA]
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== Religion ==
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*[http://www.350th.org/ American Jewish History]
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*[http://home.att.net/~Local_Catholic/usastates.htm Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide]
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutheranheritage.html The Lutheran Heritage Society]
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*[http://www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml The Society of Friends Historical Society]
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*[http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/ The National Huguenot Society]
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== Cemetery Records and Obituaries ==
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*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~xander/index.htm Cemetery Records Guide]
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ The International Jewish Cemetery Project]
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Internment.net]
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*[http://www.nhor.org/ The National Hall of Records]
  
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*[http://www.immigrantservants.com/search/simple Immigrant servant database]
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*[http://www.searchmyrecords.com/deathrecords.smr Complete and accurate official USA Death Records and Obituary Records]
  
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
 
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/ Newspaper Obituaries]
  
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*[http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070409/LIFE/704090351/1005 Database traces indentured immigrants]
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*[http://www.obituarydatabase.com/ Obituaries Search]
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*[http://www.deathrecordsearch.net/ Find complete and accurate official U.S.A Death Records and Obituary Records]
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== Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists ==
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*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Emigration_and_Immigration See Separate Page]
  
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State map of USA; Wikipedia image


Capital Washington DC
Currency US dollar
Language English


In 1620, the Mayflower was one of many ships to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, and what we now know as the USA came into being. 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. 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

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming





General USA Links



Archives




Native American Genealogy



African American Genealogy

see also section on- Slavery



Family and Social History



Maps and Photographs



Military History

Religion



Cemetery Records and Obituaries



Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists





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