Early American Wars

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord, also known as the shot around the world. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the American Revolution. It is also the battle where Paul Revere rode into town and yelled, " The British are coming, the British are coming!"
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge
    The soldiers at Valley Forge suffered the harsh cold. The soldiers had to go through a lot at Valley Forge there was unsanitary condition, lack of food, blankets, shoes, and warm clothes. They also suffered a lot of diseases.
  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

    Benedict Arnold turns traitor
    There are many theories of why Benedict Arnold became a traitor. Some reasons included, that he was a greeting man and he want money, some officers had a hate feeling turns Benedict, and the last reason is that he wanted to stay under the British rule.
  • The Battle of Cowpens

    The Battle of Cowpens
    The battle took less than an hour. It was a victory for the Patriots. Out of all the people that fought in the battle 122 people killed, over 260 wounded, and 500 captured.
  • The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

    The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
    The USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere by boarding the British ship and then setting the Guerriere up in flames. After that the Americans went back to Boston to share new of victory.
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore
    The Battle of Baltimore was fought on September 12th, 1814. The Battle of Baltimore was a land and sea battle. As America was holding its ground and trying not to get burned now like washing D.C. Francis Scott was inspired to write the words that we use for The Star-Spangled Banner.
  • The Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans
    Andrew Jackson's assembled army won against the British forces. The American's victory became a symbol of American democracy triumphing over the old European ideas.
  • The Election of Andrew Jackson

    The Election of Andrew Jackson
    When Jackson became president some key events were the Indian Removal Act of 1830, he vetoed the Maysville Road bill in 1830, Peggy Eaton Affair in 1831. Andrew Jackson had a lot happening in his terms as president. Its event after event. Andrew Jackson fought in the military before he was president. Andrew Jackson also was know for paying off national debt.
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo
    The Battle of the Alamo was fought during the Texas Revolution. The Alamo is located in today's town known as San Antonio, Texas.
  • Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona

    Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
    TheTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is what ended the war between America and Mexico. In the treaty, Mexico ceded 55% of their territory. These territory included modern day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
  • Abraham Lincoln elected President

    Abraham Lincoln elected President
    When Abraham Lincoln was elected president he built the republican party into a national organization. He also made and issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves.
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina secedes from the United States
    When South Carolina seceded from the United States it was what caused the outbreak of the American Civil War. The reason that South Carolina seceded from the United States was because the federal government tried to enforce tariffs.
  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run
    The first battle of Bull Run was the land battle 30 miles away from Washington. The Confederacy won the first battle of Bull Run.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg was a Union Victory. The Union had 23,049 casualties. The Confederacy had 28,063 casualties.
  • The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
    There was no treaty was actually signed, it was a military surrender. I believe that the most that happened on that day was Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor room at the Appomattox Courthouse.
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The sinking of the USS Maine
    The USS Maine exploded. The cause of the explosion was concluded to be because of the detonation of a mine under the ship. When the ship exploded, it killed 266 men.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
    The President who signed a public law to make The Star-Spangled Banner our national anthem was Herbert Hoover.