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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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regular freezing and thawing, plus intermittent snowfall and rain, coupled with shortages of provisions, clothing, and shoes, made living conditions extremely difficult.
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regular freezing and thawing, plus intermittent snowfall and rain, coupled with shortages of provisions, clothing, and shoes, made living conditions extremely difficult.
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Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official.
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Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official.
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The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, between American Patriot
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The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, between American Patriot
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USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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The Battle of Baltimore was a battle fought between British and American forces in the War of 1812.
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The Battle of Baltimore was a battle fought between British and American forces in the War of 1812.
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The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.
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he Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana.
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The campaign of 1828 was a crucial event in a period that saw the development of a two-party system akin to our modern system
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His election reintroduced the two-party system.
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The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.
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The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.
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ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
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ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
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Lincoln took office following the 1860 presidential election, in which he won a plurality of the popular vote in a four-candidate field.
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The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election
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The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South.
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The victory of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential election triggered cries for disunion across the slaveholding South.
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The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces, was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
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The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces, was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Confederates would be paroled after surrendering their weapons and other military property
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Confederates would be paroled after surrendering their weapons and other military property.
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an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members.
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an explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members.
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After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.
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adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem in 1931
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adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem in 1931.