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The Battles of Lexington and Concord
marked the start of the american war of the independence -
The Winter at Valley Forge
of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
Andre was captured and executed. -
The Battle of Cowpens
brilliant American victory over a British force on the northern border of South Carolina that slowed Lord Cornwallis's campaign to invade North Carolina. -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
The exchange of broadsides felled Guerriere's masts and reduced the ship to a sinking condition. -
The Battle of Baltimore
American's repulsed sea and land invasions off the busy port city of Baltimore, Maryland, and killed the commander of the invading British forces. -
The Battle of New Orleans
thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
While Andrew Jackson won a plurality of electoral votes and the popular vote in the election of 1824, he lost to John Quincy Adams as the election was deferred to the House of Representatives -
The Battle of the Alamo
a group of Texan volunteers led by George Collinsworth and Benjamin Milam overwhelmed the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort, seizing control of San Antonio. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
This treaty, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln got elected president in the Republican National Convention in Chicago -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
precipitated the outbreak of the American Civil War in Charleston Harbor -
The First Battle of Bull Run
Its outcome sent northerners who had expected a quick and decisive victory reeling, and gave rejoicing southerners a false hope that they themselves could pull off a swift victory -
The Battle of Gettysburg
the battle was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy. -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant, -
The sinking of the USS Maine
The sinking of the USS Maine killing 266 of the 354 crew members. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
People began referring to the song as “The Star-Spangled Banner” and in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson announced that it should be played at all official events. -
Battle of the Philippines
naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet.