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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
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The Winter at Valley Forge
regular freezing and thawing, plus intermittent snowfall and rain, coupled with shortages of provisions, clothing, and shoes, made living conditions extremely difficult -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official. -
The Battle of Cowpens
It became known as the turning point of the war in the South, part of a chain of events leading to the Patriot victory at Yorktown -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
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The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought between British and American forces in the War of 1812. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem in 1931 -
The Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson's hastily assembled army won the day against a battle-hardened and numerically superior British force. The resounding American victory at the Battle of New Orleans soon became a symbol of American democracy -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson decisively won the election, carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes -
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The Battle of the Alamo
part of the Texas Revolution in which the Mexican state of Tejas won independence and became a self-governing republic becoming texas -
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Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
voters in the United States went to the polls in an election that ended with Abraham Lincoln as President -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The first major battle of the American Civil War -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point in the American Civil War ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee's ambitious second quest to invade the North and bring the Civil War to a swift end. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a house in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to discuss the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, which would effectively end the Civil War. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members. The sinking of the Maine eventually lead to a naval blockade of Cuba and a declaration of war. -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War
largest and first battle of the Philippine-American War, a war between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries from 1899 to 1902, an insurrection that may be seen as a continuation of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule.