class E – History of the Americas

E16017

Library of Congress Classification class knowledge organization system category

Class E – History of the Americas is a Library of Congress Classification category that organizes scholarly works related to the historical development and events of North, Central, and South America.

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Label	Occurrences
class E – History of the Americas canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T137266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: class E – History of the Americas
Context triple: [Library of Congress Classification, hasComponent, class E – History of the Americas]

A. Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
B. Colonial America
Colonial America refers to the period of European, primarily British, settlement and rule in what is now the United States, characterized by developing colonies, frontier expansion, and evolving political, social, and religious institutions prior to independence.
C. Pre-Columbian era
The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
D. The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
E. The New World
The New World is the second volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples," covering the era of exploration, colonization, and the rise of Britain’s overseas empire.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: class E – History of the Americas
Target entity description: Class E – History of the Americas is a Library of Congress Classification category that organizes scholarly works related to the historical development and events of North, Central, and South America.

A. Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
B. Colonial America
Colonial America refers to the period of European, primarily British, settlement and rule in what is now the United States, characterized by developing colonies, frontier expansion, and evolving political, social, and religious institutions prior to independence.
C. Pre-Columbian era
The Pre-Columbian era refers to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and subsequent European contact, characterized by diverse and complex Indigenous civilizations and cultures.
D. The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
E. The New World
The New World is the second volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples," covering the era of exploration, colonization, and the rise of Britain’s overseas empire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Library of Congress Classification class ⓘ knowledge organization system category ⓘ
appliesToDiscipline	history ⓘ
appliesToRegion	Americas ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
classificationSystem	alphanumeric ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coversTopic	European exploration of the Americas ⓘ colonial history of the Americas ⓘ diplomatic history of the United States ⓘ economic history of the Americas ⓘ history of American expansion ⓘ history of Native American–European relations ⓘ history of slavery in the United States ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ military history of the United States ⓘ political history of the United States ⓘ pre-Columbian history of the Americas ⓘ social history of the Americas ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Class E ⓘ
hasBroaderCategory	Class D – World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. ⓘ
hasRelatedClass	Class F – Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America ⓘ
hasSubclass	E101–E135 – Discovery of America and early explorations ⓘ E11–E143 – General history of America ⓘ E11–E29 – America (General) ⓘ E151–E302 – United States, general and colonial ⓘ E151–E889 – United States (General history) ⓘ E186–E199 – Colonial period of the United States ⓘ E201–E298 – American Revolution ⓘ E300–E453 – United States, 19th century ⓘ E31–E49 – Indians of North America (General) ⓘ E331–E904 – United States, later periods ⓘ E456–E655 – American Civil War period ⓘ E51–E99 – Indians of North America (Tribes and regions) ⓘ E660–E738 – United States, late 19th century ⓘ E740–E909 – United States, 20th century ⓘ E910–E912 – United States, 21st century ⓘ
languageOfContext	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
partOf	Library of Congress Classification ⓘ
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
usedFor	cataloging historical works about the Americas ⓘ shelving books on the history of the Americas ⓘ
usedIn	academic libraries ⓘ research libraries ⓘ

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