Early American wars

By CheyenneMWard08
  • The battles of Lexington and concord

    The battles of Lexington and concord

    In this battle British troops marshes from Boston’s to Concord in order to seize colonist weapons. A shot was fired and it started a full battle between the two in which colonist chased the British back to Boston.
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge

    Washington’s troops endured a long winter in Pennsylvania. They had shortages of food, clothing, and supplies. 2000 soldiers would died.
  • The Battle of Cowpens

    The Battle of Cowpens

    They used 3 lines to lure to British into a trap. This was lead by the Americans.
  • The Battle of Baltimore

    The Battle of Baltimore

    After the burning of Washington D.C. the British launched on Baltimore. The Americans won the battle after enduring it for 25 hours. This battle is where the national anthem comes from.
  • The Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans

    This battle was fought after the treaty was already signed however they did not know this yet. The British was lead very poorly resulting in nearly 2000 British deaths virsus 71 Americans.
  • The Election of Andrew Jackson

    The Election of Andrew Jackson

    He was a democrat and ran against republicans John Quincy Adam’s. He won 56% of the vote and was told to be the way we modernly vote.
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo

    A battle the Mexicans launched on Texas. Every one died making it a Mexican win. “ Remember the Alamo”
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    He won with 40% of the populations vote. A lot of people did not want to elect him due to the fact he was against slavery.
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina secedes from the United States

    This was due to the fact Abraham Lincoln was elected for president. The states ratification was repealed and later caused 7 more states to secede.
  • The First Battle of Bull Run

    The First Battle of Bull Run

    This was fought in Virginia against the union and confederates. People came to watch this thinking the war would only be one battle. The confederates win.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg

    this was a 3 day battle with the last day leading to the confederates to retreat. They would never again launch an offensive thing into union territory.
  • The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse

    This was the confederate surrender. It wasn’t official but at this point everyone knew the union won.
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    The sinking of the USS Maine

    A us battle ship that exploded killing 260 Americans. It was blamed upon Spain, and later caused America to go to war with Spain.
  • The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem

    This was written by Francis Scott Key. This was inspired by the flag still flying after the British bombardment at fort Henry. President Herbert Hoover passed this to be the national anthem.