Early war

  • The battles of Lexington and concord

    these engagements were the first military clashes of the American Revolutionary War
  • The winter at valley forge

    Continental Army, led by George Washington, endured a harsh winter encampment, where many soldiers died from cold and disease
  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor

    formerly highly-regarded Continental Army general, Arnold began conspiring to surrender the American fort at West Point to the British.
  • The battle of cowpens

    decisive American victory in South Carolina, General Daniel Morgan defeated a British force under Banastre Tarleton.
  • USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere

    The American frigate earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" after defeating and destroying the British frigate HMS Guerriere
  • The battle of Baltimore

    The successful American defense of Fort McHenry during the British naval bombardment inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the national anthem.
  • The battle of New Orleans

    General Andrew Jackson led American forces to a decisive, though militarily irrelevant, victory against the British, occurring after the peace treaty had been signed.
  • The election of Andrew Jackson

    Jackson’s victory marked a shift toward greater popular
  • The battle of the Alamo

    Texas defenders were defeated by Mexican forces
  • Mexico loses California new Mexico and Arizona

    This territory was ceded to the United States as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which officially ended the Mexican-American War
  • 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