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SOL REVIEW. IMPORTANT BATTLES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Where did the American Revolution begin?. Battles of Lexington and Concord. What was the military turning point of the Revolution?. The Battle of Saratoga. Where did the American Revolution end?. Yorktown, Virginia.
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SOL REVIEW IMPORTANT BATTLES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Where did the American Revolution begin? • Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the military turning point of the Revolution? • The Battle of Saratoga
Where did the American Revolution end? • Yorktown, Virginia
What happened at the Battle of Yorktown? • The Americans and the French defeated the British
What battle ended the military phase of the Revolution and firmly established the independence of the United States? • The Battle of Yorktown
From what fort did President Lincoln refuse to remove federal troops in April, 1861? • Fort Sumter
Where is Fort Sumter located? • Charleston, South Carolina
What event caused the Civil War to begin? • Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter
Where did the Civil War begin? • Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina
Name the two most important battles of the Civil War. • Battle of Antietam • Battle of Gettysburg
Which side won the Battle of Antietam? • The North
Where was the Battle of Antietam? • Maryland
What did President Lincoln issue after the North’s victory at the Battle of Antietam? • The Emancipation Proclamation
Which side won the Battle of Gettysburg? • The North
Where was the Battle of Gettysburg? • Pennsylvania
What was the military turning point of the Civil War? • The Battle of Gettysburg
Where did the Civil War end? • Appomattox, Virginia
What happened at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia in 1865? • General Lee surrendered to General Grant
What event brought the U.S. into World War II? • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific? • The Battle of Midway
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific? • Island hopping
What happened at the Battle of Stalingrad? • Soviet army defeated the Germans • Prevented the Germans from seizing the Soviet oil fields • Turned the tide against the Germans on the eastern front
What was the turning point of the war in Europe on the eastern front? • The Battle of Stalingrad
What happened at the Normandy landings (D-Day)? • American and Allied troops landed in France. • Liberation of Western Europe had begun.
What was the turning point of the war in Europe on the western front? • The invasion of Normandy, D-Day
How did the United States end the war in the Pacific? • Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki