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the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, where colonial militia clashed with British forces -
a result of the British campaign to attack the United States during the War of 1812, following their burning of Washington D.C. -
Mexican President General Santa Anna's wanted to take back Texas from American settlers who had defied Mexican authority -
Lincoln being elected as president in 1860 was a big moment in american history. He won’t without a single vote from the south, which showed the deep division over slavery. Lincoln winning led to the secession of several southern states, eventually leading to the Civil War -
South Carolina decided to secede from the US in 1860, after Abraham Lincoln’s election, because he was a threat to the institution of slavery. South carolinas secession made a chain reaction with other southern states following. This eventually leading to the outbreak of the Civil War. -
the first major land battle of the American Civil War, fought on July 21, 1861, in Virginia -
the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, resulting in a Union victory and a turning point in the war -
The Treaty at Appomattox refers to the terms of surrender that Union General Ulysses S. Grant offered Confederate General Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865, at the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil -
A ship that got exploded and killed 260 sailors and was a starting of the Spanish American war -
had gradually gained recognition and was used by the military before Congress passed the bill to make it the official national anthem