class E – History of the Americas

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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.


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
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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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Library of Congress Classification
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