Knowra Southeastern United States Southeastern United States The southeastern portion of the United States, encompassing Atlantic and Gulf states and parts of nearby states. Its boundaries vary by institution and context.
Southern United States : A broad U.S. region defined by historical, cultural, and geographic ties to the South. The Southeast is commonly treated as the eastern and southern core of this larger region.
Mississippian culture : A network of Indigenous societies in the eastern and southeastern United States, known for mound centers and maize agriculture. Its towns and political centers preceded European colonization across much of the Southeast.
Appalachian Mountains : A major mountain system extending from Canada through the eastern United States to Alabama. Its southern ranges create a cooler, higher-elevation counterpart to the coastal lowlands.
Great Migration : The movement of millions of Black Americans from the rural South to other U.S. regions between 1910 and 1970. It reshaped southeastern communities while spreading their people and cultural influence nationwide.
South Atlantic states : A U.S. Census Bureau division comprising Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. This official grouping captures much of the Southeast's Atlantic side, though it extends northward.
Spanish colonization of the Americas : The establishment of Spanish rule and settlements across the Americas beginning in the late fifteenth century. Spanish Florida became an early European colonial presence in the Southeast.
Everglades : A vast subtropical wetland ecosystem in southern Florida, fed by slow-moving water from the north. This globally distinctive wetland illustrates Florida's subtropical ecology.
Civil rights movement : A mass movement that challenged racial segregation and discrimination, especially during the 1950s and 1960s. Many pivotal campaigns and confrontations took place in southeastern cities and towns.
East South Central states : A U.S. Census Bureau division comprising Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. This division includes inland states often placed within the Southeast.
British colonization of the Americas : The settlement and governance of American territories by England and later Britain from the early seventeenth century. British colonies along the Atlantic formed much of the region's later political geography.
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