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Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence. -
The coldest pre-world war battle fought. Lasted 6 months and happened to counter British rule trying to get to Valley Forge. -
Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold turned his back on his country in a secret meeting with a top British official -
near Chesnee, South Carolina was a critical American victory in the Revolutionary War. This battle further weakened British attempts to fight the southern colonies from American control. -
After losing the masts and being badly damaged, the British ship surrendered. This is the battle that earned the Constitution the nickname “Old Ironsides”. -
American forces repulsed sea and land invasions off the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. -
The battle was the climax of the five-month Gulf Campaign by Britain to try to take New Orleans -
The Election of Andrew Jackson the 7th president
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A 13-day siege, where Mexican troops re-claimed the Alamo mission, (now known as san antonio) -
at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city north of the capital where the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces -
Abraham Lincoln Elected 16th President -
Abraham Lincoln's getting elected outraged the people who were pro-slavery. The election triggered cries for disunion across the South. -
The first land battle of the Civil War. The Federal forces gave way at once, and a Confederate artillery barrage turned the retreat into a panicked flight to the Potomac -
The surrender at Appomattox Court House was a military surrender of an army that was surrounded. The Confederate government never surrendered and even had it wanted to the United States government would likely not have accepted. -
The battle, which was won by the Union, ended the Confederacy's hope to establish an independent nation. It was the Civil War's bloodiest battle, claiming over 50,000 combined casualties in just three days -
It was rumored that the uss Maine was sand by spainards that were trying to attack us, Even though later it was dissproved. -
The Spanish fleet guarding the Philippines was defeated by the U.S. Navy under the command of Commodore George Dewey -
President Herbert Hoover signed the bill officially adopting "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem of the United States of America.