見出し項目数670、図版200枚。フレンチ・インディアン戦争の始まりの1754年からジャクソン大統領就任の1829年までの75年間が対象。With approximately 670 articles, encompassing 75 years of American history, from the start of the Seven Years' War (1754) to the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1829, the Encyclopedia covers key events of the era such as the Revolution, the development of the Articles of Confederation and the new Constitution, the Organization of a new mational government the emergence of the party system, the Louisiana Purchase, the second war with Britain, and the assertion of national power through the Monroe Doctrine and the acquisition of Florida.