APUSH Wars & Stuff

Revolution

100

This nation was the ally of the Americans during the revolution.

France

200

Name of the militia which fought the first battle of the revolution at Lexington & Concord

Minutemen

300

This treaty officially ended the war, granting independence to the US.

The Treaty of Paris

400

This battle was the last battle of the American revolution.

The Battle of Yorktown

500

Derogatory name for loyalists

Tories

Wars in Between

100

The annexation of this state by the United States triggered the Mexican American War.

Texas

200

This region of the United States was gained after defeating Mexico during the Mexican American War.

The Southwest

300

When the White House was burnt down during the War of 1812, this woman saved many of the historical paintings residing there.

Dolly Madison

400

This Michigan Great Lake had some of the most significant naval battles of the War of 1812.

Lake Erie

500

The name of this battle later became the campaign slogan for future president William Henry Harrison. Slogan: "______ and Tyler too!"

Tippecanoe

Civil War

100

This man assassinated President Lincoln.

John Wilkes Booth

200

First battle of the Civil War after Southerners open fired on this fort.

The Battle of Fort Sumpter

300

Famously incompetent Northern general, who ran against Lincoln for president during the election of 1864.

General George B. McClellan

400

First African American regiment for the North.

54th Massachusetts

500

Famously brutal Northern campaign, led by General William Tecumseh Sherman, across Atlanta.

Sherman's March to Sea

Presidents

100

This president wrote a famous document (you might say a doctrine) condemning European colonization of the Americas.

James Monroe

200

Dark horse president, who famously fulfilled all his campaign promises in a single term.

James K Polk

300

This president infamously restricted free speech using the Alien and Sedition Acts during his presidency.

John Adams

400

First vice president to ascend to the office of the president after the death of William Harrison.

John Tyler

500

This man was the president directly before Abraham Lincoln aka 15th president.

James Buchanan

Other Famous Figures

100

Famous general in the American Revolution, before betraying the United States.

Benedict Arnold

200

Famous politician who petitioned for a National Bank, and has a musical about him.

Alexander Hamilton

300

This man launched a raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers' Ferry.

John Brown

400

Prominent Kentucky senator who proposed and wrote the Missouri Compromise, the American System, and unsuccessfully ran for president 3 times.

Henry Clay

500

Native American women who led Lewis and Clark during their expedition.

Sacagawea