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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle that kicked off the Revolutionary War against the British. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
Continental Army encampment commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War from December 19th 1777 until June 19th of 1778 -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
The infamous Benedict Arnold was early American hero of the Revolutionary War until he traded a military fortress to the British for 10,000 pounds -
The Battle of Cowpens
Revolutionary War engagement that was fought near the town of Cowpens in South Carolina against the British under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
Naval battle between the two ships during the War of 1812. Roughly 400 miles southeast of Nova Scotia -
The Battle of Baltimore
A naval and ground battle between Americans and British Invaders that lasted from September 12th to September 15th that resulted in the death a British Commander. -
The Battle of New Orleans
Battle that lastes from January 8th until January 26th of 1815 between the British Army the United States Army under Major General Andrew Jackson fought 5 miles to the southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Presidential election of 1828. 7th President of the US. Ran against John Quincy Adams as Democrat. -
The Battle of the Alamo
Famous 13 day siege led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna upon the Alamo during the Texas Revolution -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
After the lose of the Mexican-American war Mexico gives up the territory of modern day California, New Mexico, and Arizona -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
First Republican President. 16th President that ended slavery in the United States. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina, after the election of President Lincoln, secedes from the United States soon to be followed by many of the slaveholding states of the south -
The First Battle of Bull Run
Aka The Battle of First Manassas, first full scale conflict of the civil war. Confederate Victory -
The Battle of Gettysburg
3 day battle considered to be the most important engagement of the civil war. Fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Left roughly 50,000 dead overall -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
No offical treaty was signed but it was a military surrender of an army that was surrounded. Marks the end of the civil war. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
US battleship hit supposed mine killing 260 crewmates at Cuban harbour causing a brief Spanish-American 1898 -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
Offically recognized by the U.S. Navy in 1889 then in 1916 Woodrow Wilson, and in 1931 Herbert Hoover signed off on the congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. -
Battle of the Philippines
Major Naval Battle between the Imperial forces of Japan and the United States during World War 2 that left the Japanese unable to conduct large-scale carrier actions.