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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonists it was important because it marked the start of the American war of independence. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
The winter of 1777-78 was not the coldest nor the worst winter experienced during the war, It's important because it reshaped it into a more unified force capable of defeating the British and winning American independence during the remaining five years of the war. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
he was was an early hero of the Revolutionary War who later became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history. At the outbreak of the war, Arnold participated in the capture of the British garrison of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. In 1776, he hindered a British invasion of New York from Lake Champlain. -
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
The exchange of broadsides felled Guerriere's masts and reduced the ship to a sinking condition, It's important because it provided a much-needed morale boost for the American public. -
The Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a sea/land battle fought on September 13, 1814. It's important because they faced the greatest military in the world, American forces held their ground and saved Baltimore from facing the same fate as Washington D.C. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The battle thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame it's important because it marked the state's political incorporation into the Union. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
he was dominated in the South and the West, aided in part by the passage of the Tariff of 1828. With the ongoing expansion of the right to vote to most white men, the election marked a dramatic expansion of the electorate, with 9.5% of Americans casting a vote for president, compared with 3.4% in 1824. -
The Battle of the Alamo2
The Alamo was fought between the Republic of Texas and Mexico, it's important because it became an enduring symbol of their resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
it's important because he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat it's important because Unhappy over restrictions on free trade and about calls for the abolition of slavery -
The First Battle of Bull Run
Federal forces under General Irvin McDowell attempted to flank Confederate positions by crossing Bull Run but were turned back, it's important because the fierce fight there forced both the North and South to face the sobering reality that the war would be long and bloody. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. it's important because it dashed the hopes of the Confederate States of America to become an independent nation. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
It marks the beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification following four years of the Civil War. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power. U.S. it's important because The United States emerged as a world power; Cuba gained independence from Spain and the United States gained possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
the cause of the explosion was the detonation of a mine under the ship. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
President Woodrow Wilson adopted the song as a de facto “national anthem” in 1916 but did not codify this ruling it's important because It gained special significance during the civil war