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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Massachusetts colonists took a stand against the British authority, outnumbered, and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a long war to earn freedom. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
The regular freezing and thawing and snowfall made a shortage of food and clothes -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a British meeting -
The Battle of Cowpens
The battle of Cowpens weakened the British attempts to wrest the southern colonies from American colonists -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
They set the Guerriere on fire and won. The USS Constitution never lost a battle. -
The Battle of Baltimore
A sea and land battle between the British and American forces in the War of 1812. American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the port in Baltimore. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner as a happy poem after he was relieved that the US had persevered against the British. -
The Battle of New Orleans
Greatest land victory, the battle derailed the British power -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
11th quadrennial presidential election -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a battle between the Republic of Texas and Mexico from February 23rd to March 6th of 1836. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
The treaty ended the war between the US and Mexico. Mexico ceded 55% of it's territory. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
He won a plurality of the popular vote in a 4 candidate field. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina seceded from the United States because Abraham Lincoln won the election -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was fought just 30 miles from Washington. Federal forces under General Irvin McDowell attempted to surround Confederate positions by crossing the Bull Run -
The Battle of Gettysburg
It ended General Robert E. Lee's quest to invade the north. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
It was a military surrender of an army -
The sinking of the USS Maine
An explosion of an unknown origin sank the battleship in Havana, Cuba. The sinking killed 266 of the 344 crew members on board. -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
The US declared war against Spain.