America at War

By jspence
  • French and Indian War 1756-1763

    French and Indian War 1756-1763
    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War was the last and most important conflict before the American Revolution. It was also called the Seven Years' War in Europe and Canada. The colonist and the English fought battles over land in the colonies against the French and their Indian allies
  • French and Indian War Ended

    The Treaty of Paris was signed between Great Britain and France giving the British control of North America.
  • Revolutionary War

    Revolutionary War
    Chronicle of the Revolution The American Revoution began in Lexington Massachusetts when the British fired on the minutemen.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • Battle of Trenton

  • Battle of Saratoga

  • Battle of Yorktown

  • British Surrender at Yorktown

    The British did not evacuate New York City until November 25, 1783.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    NMAH The War of 1812

    The United States declared war on Great Britain and its Indian allies.
  • Battle of Washington

  • Fort McHenry/ Battle of Baltimore

  • Fort McHenry/Battle of Baltimore

  • Battle of New Orleans

  • U.S.-Mexican War

    U.S.-Mexican War
  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins
    American Civil War
    The Confederates fire on Fort Sumter which begins the "War Between the States".
  • Battle of First Manassas

  • First Manasass/Bull Run

  • Battle of Shiloh

  • Shiloh

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  • Antietam

  • Battle of Antietam

  • Vicksburg

  • Siege of Vicksburg

  • Battle of Gettysburg

  • Gettysburg

  • Surrender at Appottox

    Surrender at Appottox
    Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War.
  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War
    The World of 1898
    The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898.
  • World War I Begins

    World War I begins with the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand.
  • United States enters World War I

    United States enters World War I
    World War I
    The United States declares war on Germany.
  • World War I Armistice

    Germany surrendered to the Allies in northern France, on November 11, 1918 often referred to as Armistice Day.
  • World War II Begins

    World War II Begins
    World War II
    Germany attacked Poland beginning World War II.
  • Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor
  • Battle of Midway

  • Invasion of Sicily

  • National D-Day Memorial

    National D-Day Memorial
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

  • World War II Ends

    Japanese surrender. The formal surrender takes place on September 2nd.
  • Korean War 1950-1953

    Korean War 1950-1953
    Korean War
    North Korea invades South Korea. The United Nations sends troops to defend South Korea
  • Vietnam War 1964-1975

    Vietnam War 1964-1975
    Vietnam War
    The United States officially entered the Vietnam War.
  • Operation Desert Storm- Iraq War

    Operation Desert Storm- Iraq War
  • Afghanistan War 2001-

    Afghanistan War 2001-
    The War in Afghanistan
    The war between the United States and Afghanistan began October 7, 2001, as a response to terrorist attacks against the United States and as part of a larger global war against terrorism.
  • Iraq War 2003-2011

    Iraq War 2003-2011
    Overview:Iraq War
    The last U.S. troops left Iraq on December 18, 2011.