Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
This first major battle of the Revolutionary War took place in 1775 in Massachusetts.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
A nickname for the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the US
This war was fought primarily over territorial disputes following the annexation of this state by the U.S.
Texas
The war began in 1861 when Confederate forces fired on this federal military installation in South Carolina.
Fort Sumter
The primary target of a series of conflicts with Native American Tribes
US Government
This American general is famous for his role in the surrender at Yorktown in 1781, leading to the end of the war.
George Washington
The U.S. declared war on Great Britain in 1812 due to British restrictions on this.
Trade, blockades and impressment of sailors
(Impressment is forcing American sailors to serve in the British Army)
The conflict began with clashes over this river, which both nations claimed as the border between the United States and Mexico
Rio Grande
The Confederacy was led by this general, known for his tactical brilliance and leadership of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Robert E Lee
1876 battle that was a major victory for Native Americans, led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
Battle of Little Bighorn
This treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783.
Treaty of Paris
This building was burned down in 1814 in Washington DC
The White House
The belief that Americans were destined to expand westward
Manifest Destiny
(The southern part of California was acquired from Mexico, a key part of Westward Expansion)
The Union's strategy during the war was known by this name, focusing on naval blockades and strategic territorial control.
The Anaconda Plan
Name of forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans from the SE US, westward
Trail of Tears
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine in 1776, inspired many Americans to support independence from Great Britain.
Common Sense
Some locations involving major fighting during the War
Great Lakes
New Orleans
Ft. Mc Henry (Baltimore, where Star Spangled Banned was written)
Washington DC
Canada
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in Mexico ceding large amounts of territory to the United States.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This Union general led the March to the Sea, devastating Southern infrastructure as he advanced toward the Atlantic Ocean.
William Tecumseh Sherman
The last significant battle of the Indian Wars occurred in 1890 at this site, where U.S. soldiers massacred Native Americans.
Wounded Knee
(~300 Lakota Sioux were killed, mostly unarmed. Symbolic of broader US Govt policy of forced assimilation and cultural destruction)
This French general became a key military ally and leader for the American cause during the Revolutionary War.
Marquis de Lafayette
Name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
(returned US and British borders to pre-war positions)
This American general commanded U.S. forces in the capture of Mexico City, a pivotal event in ending the war.
Winfield Scott
The war ended with the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army at this location in April 1865.
Appomattox Court House
This Seminole leader led resistance against U.S. forces during the Second Seminole War, the longest-running Indian War in U.S. history.
Osceola