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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, ending in an American victory -
The Winter at Valley Forge
This horrible winter filled with starvation, dehydration, and illness lasted for six months during the Revolutionary War. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
During the Revolutionary War, Benedict betrayed the Continental Army to the British. He informed the British of the idea of an American invasion of Canada, and he also offered to surrender West Point, New York, to the British. -
The Battle of Cowpens
This Battle was fought in present-day North Carolina between the Continental Army and British forces. This American victory slowed British forces from invading further. -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
USS Constitution met and defeated HMS Guerriere which provided a much needed boost for American morality. -
The Battle of Baltimore
During the War of 1812, American and British forces fight on land and sea. American forces won by fighting off sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killing the commander of the invading British forces. -
The Battle of New Orleans
This battle was fought between British and American forces on the southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in present-day Louisiana because the abritish wanted territory. From this American victory, Andrew Jackson started his political career. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson decisively won the election, carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes, to Adams' 83. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. The 13-day siege was caused by the Mexican army against the Texas Settlers because of Federalism, preservation of the Antebellum South, slavery, immigration rights, the cotton industry, and above all, money. It changed the Mexican state of Tejas to the independent state of Texas. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
Ending the War between Mexico and America, under its terms this treaty presented the U.S., Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The first major battle of the Civil War, which ended in a Confederate victory. It lasted for over 90 days. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
After Abraham Lincoln was elected president, South Carolina seceded from the U.S. This was due to difference of opinion on slaveholding which placed a threat on the state. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated during one of the tensest times in American history. He was elected as the first Republican president. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three days during the Civil War. The Confederate army of Robert E. Lee was defeated by the Union army of Abraham Lincoln. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
This treaty, signed by Robert E. Lee, surrendered his Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant's Union army, ending the Civil War. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
The USS Maine was sent to Cuba in January 1898 to protect American forces during the Cuban and Spanish government revolt. All forward gunpowder magazines exploded during the evening in February, causing the ship to sink. -
Battle of the Philippines
This American victory leads to the end of the Spanish-American war in the Philippines -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
The U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution, which made the Star Spangled Banner the National Anthem, which President Herbert Hoover signed into law.