Early war

  • The election of Andrew Jackson

    Jackson’s victory marked a shift toward greater popular
  • Abraham elected president

    his victory as the first republic president without any southern votes
  • South Carolina secedes from the United States

    South Carolina was the first state to declare its secession from the union
  • The first battle of the bull run

    The first major land battle of the civil war the union victory successfully repelled confederate general Robert Eees invasion of the north
  • The battle of Gettysburg

    considered the Turing point of the war
  • The treaty at Appomattox courthouse

    confederate general Robert e lee surrendered
  • The sinking of the USS Maine

    the explosion of the ship happened in Havana harbor Cuba was a key trigger
  • Battle of the Philippines

    the battle of the Manila bay they destroy the Spanish pacific squadron
  • The adoption of the star spangled banner

    president Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution officially adopting the song