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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British -
The Winter at Valley Forge
the British occupied the patriot capital of Philadelphia, Washington decided to have his troops winter at Valley Forge, only a day’s march from the city. Valley Forge was a naturally defensible plateau where they could train and recoup from the year’s battles while winter weather, impassable roads, and scant supplies stopped the fighting. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official -
The Battle of Cowpens
was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, -
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, about 400 miles southeast of Halifax -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, was adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem -
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought between British and American forces -
The Battle of New Orleans
the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana -
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 election marked the rise of Jacksonian Democracy -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13 day siege Mexican troops. -
This treaty, signed
This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union. When Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter and forced its surrender, he called on the states for 75,000 volunteers. Four more slave states joined the Confederacy but four remained within the Union. The Civil War had begun. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the American Civil War -
The Battle of Gettysburg
a battle in the American Civil War fought by Union and Confederate forces -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
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Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
the United States declared war against Spain. The causes of the conflict were many, but the immediate ones were America's support of Cuba's ongoing struggle against Spanish rule and the mysterious explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor. It would be the first overseas war fought by the United States, involving campaigns in both Cuba and the Philippine Islands -
The sinking of the USS Maine
an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members. The sinking of the Maine incited the United States passions against Spain.