Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The history of the United States is that of a young giant among nations. Many phases connected with our growth have been unique and can never be repeated in the life of any other nation, because there is no other continent like North America on the face of the earth. Many phases of our national life have passed rapidly into history like scenes of a big film story.