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The battles took place on April 19, 1775. It was the first military confrontation of the American Revolutionary War. It was important because it started the fight for independence
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the winter of valley forge took place in 1777-1778. It was a harsh period for George Washington’s continental army. It had several shortages like food, clothes, and shelter. Which led to widespread disease and death from exposure and illness. It was important because it was a transformation of the continental army.
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Plotted to surrender the strategically vital American fort at West Point to the British in exchange for money and a position in their army. It was important for its psychological impact on the American public and for the failed attempt to capture the strategically vital West Point fort
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a battle that took place on January 17, 1781. Took place in the latter part of the southern campaign of the American revolution and of the revolution itself. It became known as the turning point of the war in the south, part of a chain of events leading to patriot victory at Yorktown. It was important because weakened British attempts to wrest the southern colonies from American control.
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This battle was important to the war of 1812 because the port city had strong defenses on both the harbor and Hempstead hill where there were a mile trenches holding 100 cannons and 15,000 militia and regulars. It was important because America saved Baltimore
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The USS constitution defeated the HMS on August 19, 1812 during the war of 1812. It was a battle that earned the American ship nickname ” old iron-sides” it was important because it shattered the myth of British naval invincibility boosted American morale after the wars initial setbacks and proved the professionalism and competence of the young U.S. navy
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climatic battle of the war of 1812, it was fought on January 8, 1815. Where American forces under general Andrew Jackson achieved a decisive victory over a numerically superior British Army. It was important because it boosted American nationalism, made Andrew Jackson a national hero, and provided a powerful symbol of American self confidence against European aristocracy
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He won the election carrying 55.5% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes, to Adam’s 83. The election was important because it marked the rise of Jacksonian democracy and the transition from the first party system to the second party system
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On March 6, 1836 the battle started and lasted for 90 minutes. By daybreak all the defenders had perished, including a former congressman. The loss of the garrison was felt all over Texas and the world.
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Mexico lost California, New Mexico, and Arizona and other territories to the United States in the Mexican cession. It resulted from the Mexican American war in 1846 and formalized by the treaty of Guadalupe. It was important because Mexicos army got defeated
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On November 6, 1860 Lincoln was elected as the first republican president his victory was entirely due to his support in the north and west. There was no ballots that cast him in 10 of the 15 southern slave states
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South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal union on December 20, 1860. The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding south. It was important because they were the first to withdraw from the union which triggered the election of president Lincoln.
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The first major land battle of the American civil war fought on July 21, 1861. It was a confederate victory. The battle showed both sides of the war would be longer and more brutal than it was. It was important because it led to a significant military.
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3 day war in the American civil war which was fought between the union and confederate armies between July 1- July 3, 1863.
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It was a cultural landscape that marked the beginning of the country’s transition to peace and reunification following four years of the civil war. It was important because the union won.
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Established on February 15, 1898. Its was an event that killed 268 sailors and became a major factor in the United States because it declared war on Spain in the Spanish American war. It was important because it served as a catalyst for the Spanish American war
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It was during the Spanish American war and was the battle of Jamila bay on may 1, 1898. George Dewey’s U.S. naval squadron decisively defeated the Spanish pacific fleet marking a turning point in the war. It was important because the United States became an imperial power, establishing itself as a global force with territorial claims extending to the pacific
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It became the official national anthem on March 3, 1931. The lyrics were written by Francis Scott key and took national movement during WWI