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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Colonists resisted British Authority, it was a long fight and lasted 8 years ending in American victory. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
freezing, thawing, regular snowfall and rain, diseases, lack of clothes, shortages of food, and all during the war. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Arnold secretly met up with British official -
The Battle of Cowpens
British surrenders -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
Battle between a British and American ship in the war of 1812 -
The Battle of Baltimore
A battle that lasted 3 days, on land and sea between the British and Americans, ending in American victory -
The Battle of New Orleans
British against the United States forced the British to see the United States as a country -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
The election started the rise of Democrats -
The Battle of the Alamo
Part of the Texas Revolution, the Mexican state of Tejas won independence -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
Ended the war between Mexico and the us -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln won majority votes out of 4 other people and was elected. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
The first state to recede from the union -
The First Battle of Bull Run
In the first of two battles, the Confederate forces and the Union fought near Bull Run, it was the first Major battle of the civil war -
The Battle of Gettysburg
A battle that lasted 2 days, at Gettysburg by the Union and Confederates -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
A military surrender, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to the union -
The sinking of the USS Maine
In 1898, an explosion randomly sank the battleship U.S.S Maine. -
Battle of the Philippines
The U.S defeated a Spanish fleet. while it was defending Phillippines -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
The song was adopted by Congress as the National Anthem