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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first major battle in the Revolutionary War -
The Battle of Baltimore
Inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner" -
The Battle of the Alamo
Mexico and America fight over who owns Texas -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
The guy from the 5 dollar bill becomes president -
The Battle of Bull Run
This battle was the start of the American Civil War -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Turning point of the Civil War, 50,000+ Deaths -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
There was no actual Treaty, but instead, Robert E. Lee surrendered -
The sinking of the USS Maine
The USS Maine is Sunk and No one is quite sure what happened, but this explosion was used to exploit people's war fears. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
The poem Francis Scott Key wrote is adopted as the U.S Anthem