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In 1779, he entered into secret negotiations with the British, agreeing to turn over the U.S. post at West Point in return for money and a command in the British army. The plot was discovered, but Arnold escaped to British lines. His name has since become synonymous with the word “traitor.” -
The first battle of the American Revolution. -
In December, 1777, General George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge.The army’s supply of basic necessities, like food and clothing, ran perpetually short; coupled with the wintertime cold, and the diseases that ran rampant through the camp, this lack of provisions created the infamously miserable conditions at Valley Forge. -
Battle of Cowpens, in the American Revolution, was a brilliant American victory over a British force on the northern border of South Carolina that slowed Lord Cornwallis's campaign to invade North Carolina -
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812 It took place shortly after war had broken out, exactly one month after the first engagement between British and American forces. -
Sea and Land Battle fought between The US and Britain in the War of 1812. -
The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British Army and the United States Army. It was regarded as the greatest land victory in the war of 1812. -
The election of Andrew Jackson featured a rematch of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party. ... Jackson's victory over Adams marked the start of Democratic dominance in federal politics. -
A battle where everyone dies. Becomes a battle-cry for the rest of the Teas Revolution, The Mexican-American War. and Texas in general. -
This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. ... By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. -
The first state to secede from from the Union, Sparks a chain reaction of secessions and divides the US. -
First Battle of the Civil War. -
Turning point of the Civil War, after this battle is finished, Abraham Lincoln gives the famous speech "The Gettysburg Address". -
The surrender that ends the Civil War, the Union is returned to balance. Is not actually a treaty. -
The sinking of the Maine incited United States' anger against Spain inciting a declaration of war. -
President Herbert Hoover adopted "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem of the United States of America. -
Battle of the Philippine Sea, (June 19–20, 1944), naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as “the greatest carrier battle of the war,” it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory.