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These were the first major battles between the 13 colonies and the British army during the revolutionary war. -
When George Washington’s Continental army camped in Pensilvania during a harsh winter with very limited supplies, 3,000 soldiers died due to disease, starvation, and exposure to the elements. -
An engagement between an American and British ship 300 miles off the coast of Halifax, is the end the HMS Guerriere was so badly damaged that it was forced to surrender and the ship was burned the next day. -
The battle of Baltimore was when the American held off the British for two days and made a large impact in their advances into Maryland, this allowed the Americans to better prepare for the invasion they knew was coming. -
Final major battle of the war of 1812 under command of Andrew Jackson, the U.S were able to defeat the British which should not have been possible. -
Andrew Jackson ran for president three times, the first he got majority electoral vote but lost in the House of Representatives. His second time running he won against John Addams and he was later re-elected for a second term. -
A 13 day siege between Mexican and American troops that resulted in the death of all soldiers on the American side and only fueled other Americans troops anger. -
Mexico lost these three territories through the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which officially ended the Mexican American war. -
Lincoln served two terms as president, his first term being a success with the secession of southern states and his second term also being successful when he helped the union win the civil war. -
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the union after Lincoln’s election. -
This battle, won by the confederacy, was the first major battle of the civil war. With 5,000 casualties in total it shattered the illusion that war would be resolved quickly. -
This battle, which was won by the union is known as both the turning point of the civil war and the bloodiest battle in history with over 50,000 deaths. -
This agreement between Robert E.Lee and Ulysses S. Grant formally ended the American civil war. -
Benedict Arnold secretly became a traitor by agreeing to surrender and American fort in exchange for money and a high ranking in the British military. -
A military engagement between the Americans and the British during the revolutionary war. The Americans were able to defeat the British causing moral for the americas to rise and the British to halt their push into South Carolina. -
A naval battle the took place in Manila bay where American defeated the Spanish American fleet, this allowed America to move in and occupy Manila. -
The star spangled banner, which is based off the poem “the defense of fort McHenry” was made official on March 3rd 1932 when president Herbert Hoover signed a congressional act. -
The USS Maine was an American ship that sunk in the Havana harbor due to an explosion that no one has been able to identify the origin of.