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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military battle of the American Revolutionary War. It was when Massachusets colonists defined British rule. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
This wasn´t one of the harshest winters but due to all the freezing and thawing and cold it made living conditions tough -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Bendeict was a revolutionary war hero and he turned his back on the country in a secret meeting with a top British official. -
The Battle of Cowpens
This was a military battle fought during the revolutionary war In south Carolina. -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
It was a battle between the constitution and the guerriere and it is said that the constitution would have the cannonballs just bounce off of it. -
The Battle of Baltimore
This was a battle in the War of 1812 where the British fired on fort McHenry and after the fort being fired upon all night they were able to defend the fort. -
The Battle of New Orleans
This was a battle fought between the British and the United States Army led by Andrew Jackson in Louisiana to take New Orleans and we ultimately won. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson won the electoral vote by 178 and won the popular vote against Adams. -
The Battle of the Alamo
This was a 13 day siege by the Mexican troops against the texan revolution and the fort did fall to the mexican army. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
this is when Mexico loses to us and we take this territory from them. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln was elected in the 1860 election -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the union. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
This was the first battle fought in the civil war and it was right down from Washington and it was so close the senators were able to witness It. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This was a three-day battle fought during the war that ended up leading to a turning point in the war for the union and this was the bloodiest battle of the war. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
This was one of the last battles of the Civil War and it was fought in virgina. -
The sinking of the USS Maine
The USS Maine blew up when down in Cuba and it was publicly said by the newspaper companies that it was blown up by the Spanish this would further result in the Spanish American war. -
Battle of the Philippines (Spanish American War, not World War II)
The Spanish navy was defeated guarding the Philippines. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
President Hoover signed a bill to make the Star spangled banner our national anthem.