How America Grew: The Expansion of the United States Part 15 🇺🇸 Shorts [d9hUg4PJhIy]
How did America grow from its original states into the modern United States? This fast American history timeline follows the presidents and territorial changes that transformed the country from 1789 to 2026. Begin with George Washington and the establishment of the new presidency. Continue to Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, which dramatically expanded the United States. See how James K. Polk pushed American territory toward the Pacific, how Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union during the American Civil War and how Theodore Roosevelt projected American power around the world. The timeline also reaches Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, when Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states in 1959, before ending with Donald Trump’s second, nonconsecutive presidential term in 2025–2026. This visual history of America combines United States presidents, historical maps, territorial expansion and major turning points in US history in only 25 seconds. Which president changed the United States the most—and which country should receive the next historical timeline? Subscribe for more American history, world history, animated maps, rulers, presidents and country evolution videos. #AmericanHistory #UnitedStates #USHistory #HistoryShorts #Shorts