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The Winter at Valley Forge
This was a very difficult winter during the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
the first battle of the American Revolution -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Benedict Arnold betrayed the Continental Army to the British when he made secret overtures to British headquarters -
The Battle of Cowpens
American forces under General Horatio Gates defeated the British under General John Burgoyne -
The Battle of Baltimore
inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words that would eventually become "The star spangled banner." -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The United States achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson was elected president -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was for Texas independence from Mexico, it lasted thirteen days. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
Mexico signed a treaty giving America these masses of land. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
As a result of the election of 1860 Lincoln was elected president. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina seceded from the union. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
was the first major battle of the American Civil War -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac -
The sinking of the USS Maine
Maine sank when her forward gunpowder magazines exploded. -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
Filipino American victory Spanish forces surrender the city to the Americans American occupation of the Philippines begins the end of the war -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
This song is by Francis Scott Key