▁Union ▁style . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Latin ▁America ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁American ▁Old ▁West ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁ ▁Spanish ▁Empire ▁ ▁Portuguese ▁Empire ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Bo yer , ▁Paul ▁S . ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Comp an ion ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁History ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ ▁ex cer pt ▁and ▁text ▁search ; ▁online ▁at ▁many ▁libraries ▁Car nes , ▁Mark ▁C ., ▁and ▁John ▁A . ▁G arr aty . ▁The ▁American ▁Nation : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States : ▁AP ▁Edition ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁ ▁Eg erton , ▁Douglas ▁R . ▁et ▁al . ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁World : ▁A ▁History , ▁ 1 4 0 0 – 1 8 8 8 ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁college ▁text book ; ▁ 5 3 0 pp ▁ ▁Elli ott , ▁John ▁H . ▁Emp ires ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁World : ▁Britain ▁and ▁Spain ▁in ▁America ▁ 1 4 9 2 – 1 8 3 0 ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁ 6 0 8 pp ▁ex cer pt ▁and ▁text ▁search , ▁advanced ▁synth esis ▁ ▁Hard wick , ▁Susan ▁W ., ▁Fred ▁M . ▁Sh elle y , ▁and ▁Donald ▁G . ▁Hol t gr ieve . ▁The ▁Geography ▁of ▁North ▁America : ▁Environment ,