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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This war Showed and proved that the Americans and fight against the British -
The Winter at Valley Forge
It was great for Washingtons army because it showed how independent America was from Britian -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
In September 1780 Benedict Arnold turned his back on America after having a secret meeting with a British general -
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was the greatest representation of how the US army was skilled in Leadership and had a Strong Army -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
The defeat of the HMS Guerriere was great because it helped with the US's Morale during the war -
The Battle of Baltimore
In this war American forces were able to hold their ground against the British and didn't allow what happened in Washington dc -
The Battle of New Orleans
Even with being outnumbered 2:1 the Americans used their terrain and skilled army to defeat the British -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
in the 1828 election Andrew Jackson beat John Quincy Adams in the election -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege during the Texas Revolution where the Tejas won and gained independence and became texas -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
Mexico And America signed a treaty ending the Spanish-American war and America got 55% of Mexicos land -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln Was Elected President in 1860 he won my majority of northern states and won polarity of the popular vote -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
After the election of Abraham Lincon South Carolina didn't like the slave laws so succeded from the U.S -
The First Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln ordered General Irvin McDowell to go attack the Confederate forces at the Manassas Junction -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg ended Robert E. Lee's quest to invade the north -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
This was when Robert E. Lee Met with General Ulysses S. Grant to discuss the surrender and end of the Civil War -
The sinking of the USS Maine
An unknown explosion sank the USS Maine in Hanava Cuba It killed 266 out of 354 of its crew members -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American war)
America forces force Spanish forces to surrender ending the war in the Philippines -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
After the war of 1812, This inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner and it was later recognized as the national anthem in 1931