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The Battle of New Orleans, on January 8, 1815, was a key War of 1812 fight. Gen. Andrew Jackson's troops won big against British veterans in Chalmette, Louisiana. The win boosted morale and showed American resilience, even though the war was already over. -
Jackson decisively won the election, carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes, to Adams' 83. The election marked the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and the transition from the First Party System to the Second Party System -
April 19, 1775
The Battles of Lexington and Concord ignited the American Revolutionary War, showing the colonists' resolve to resist British rule. This sparked a unified spirit for independence, rallying colonial forces and leading to a new nation founded on freedom and self-determination. -
December 19, 1777, a period of severe hardship for the Continental Army, marked by shortages of food, clothing, and shelter, leading to widespread disease and death from exposure and illness. Despite these dire conditions, under George Washington's leadership, the army built huts and received crucial training from Baron von Steuben, transforming into a more disciplined and effective fighting force by the time they departed in June 1778. -
September 21, 1780, Benedict Arnold turned traitor on September 21, 1780, when he met with British Major John Andre to finalize his plan to surrender the American fort at West Point to the British. Although the plot was discovered when Andre was captured, Arnold fled to the British lines and continued to work for them as a commissioned officer. -
January 17, 1781, Battle of Cowpens was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina. Patriot forces, estimated at 2,000 regulars and militia under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, defeated 1,000 British and American Loyalist troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. It was the worst loss suffered by British units since General -
August 19, 1812, , during the War of 1812, the USS Constitution, under Captain Isaac Hull, decisively defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides" as its said British cannonballs bounced off its thick live oak hull. After a fierce battle lasting less than an hour, the Guerriere's masts were destroyed, leaving it crippled and forced to surrender. -
September 12, 1814The Battle of Baltimore, Sept 12–14, 1814, saw American forces repulse British invasions, securing the city. A turning point in the War of 1812, it solidified American independence and national identity. It also spurred the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner." -
February 23,1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).The Battle of the Alamo It was important to the colonial period of the United States because it inspire Texans to fight for in winter independence from Mexico. -
February 2, 1848 Mexico ceded California, New Mexico, and Arizona (among other territories) to the United States on February 2, 1848, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This treaty officially ended the Mexican-American War and transferred roughly 55% of Mexico's territory to the U.S -
November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president marking the beginning of the American Civil War and the end of the Colonial Period, but the election's importance was not for the Colonial Period, as it directly caused the secession of southern states and the subsequent war that preserved the Union and ended slavery. -
December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the United States, and by February 2, 1861, six more states followed suit. Southern delegates met on February 4, 1861, in Montgomery, AL., and established the Confederate States of America, with Mississippi senator Jefferson Davis elected as its provisional president. -
July 21, 1861, The First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the American Civil War was a Confederate victory near Manassas, Virginia, after Union forces under General Irvin McDowellwere halted by Confederate troops led by Generals P.G.T. Beauregard and Joseph E. Johnston. -
July 1, 1863, The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and Confederate armies The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. -
April 9, 1865, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a house in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, to discuss the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, which would effectively end the Civil War. -
February 15, 1898, The U.S.S. Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor. It was important to the colonial period of the United States because it acted as a catalyst for the Spanish American war by sparking public rage. -
May 1, 1898 The Battle of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War is most prominently known as the Battle of Manila Bay, which took place on May 1, 1898. This decisive naval engagement saw the U.S. Navy, under Commodore George Dewey, destroy the Spanish Pacific Squadron in Manila Bay, effectively ending Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines. -
Banner as the National Anthem- March 3, 1931, the star Spangler Banner was officially adopted as the national anthem when the United States president Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act into law. It was important to the colonial period of the United States because it commemorates key moments in the nation's early history and symbolizes nations' resilience.