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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
It marked the start of the American War of Independence. It is known as the shot heard round the world -
The Winter at Valley Forge
It was the third of eight inter encampments for the Continental Army's main body -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
on September 21, 1720, Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official -
The Battle of Cowpens
Daniel Morgan led his army of tough Continentals and backwoods militia to a brilliant victory over Banastre Tarleton's battle-hardened force of British regulars -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
A battle fought between an American and British ship during the War of 1812 -
The Battle of Baltimore
A sea/land battle fought on September 12th 1814, in Baltimore Maryland -
The Battle of New Orleans
The U.S. had a victory against Great Britain in the War of 1812 and the final major battle of that conflict -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
In the election of 1828 Andrew Jackson was elected president -
The Battle of the Alamo
A battle fought during the Texas' war for independence from Mexico lasted thirteen days. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
A treaty was signed in 1848 where Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
It was the 1860 United States presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20, 1860 -
The First Battle of Bull Run
A battle was fought in Prince William Country, Virginia, just north of the cit of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
A battle was fought between Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
There was no treaty signed to end the Civil War. The surrender at Appomattox Court House was a military surrender of an army that was surrounded. The Confederate government never surrendered and even had it wanted to the united States government would likely not have accepted. -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
The U.S. drove to extend influence across the Pacific instigated a Philippine-American War -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
Words written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, and was adopted by Congress as the national anthem in 1931 -
The sinking of the USS Maine
A battleship was built between 1888 and 1895. It was sent to Havana in January 1898 to protect American interests during the revolt of the Cubans against the SOanish government.