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8th US History
8th US History STAAR #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1775-1783 | American Revolution |
| 1812-1815 | War of 1812 2nd war for Independence |
| 1754-1763 | French & Indian War- Trade in the Ohio River Valley |
| 1846-1848 | Mexican War |
| 1861-1865 | Civil War |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Ended the French & Indian War |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Ended the American Revolution |
| Lexington & Concord | 1st Battle of the American Revolution Shot heard around the world 4-19-1775 |
| Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution France sent help October 1777 |
| Valley Forge | Winter 1777 Army trained by Von Steuben to be professional |
| guerrilla warfare | How Americans fought against the British |
| Yorktown | Last battle of the American Revolution Britain agreed to end the fighting October 1781 |
| George Washington | Leader of the Continental Army |
| John Paul Jones | Naval Hero I have not yet began to fight! |
| Marquis de Lafyette | Frenchman who helped the Americans during the revolution |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago | Ended the Mexican War |
| Abraham Lincoln | President of the US during the Civil War |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederacy during the Civil War |
| Robert E. Lee | General of Confederate Army |
| Ulysses S. Grant | General of the US Army |
| Appomattox Courthouse | Lee surrenders to Grant April 9, 1865 |
| Ft. Sumter | 1st Battle of the Civil War April 12, 1861 |
| Antietam / Sharpsburg | September 1862 Bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation |
| Gettysburg | July 1-3, 1863 Turning Point of the Civil War |
| Vicksburg | May - July 1963 Confederacy is divided |
| March to the Sea | General Sherman's destruction of Georgia in 1864 Helped Lincoln win reelection as President |
| Dolly Madison | Saves many documents from being destroyed by the British as they burn down Washington, D.C. |
| Battle of New Orleans | Jan 1815 Occurred after the peace treaty ending the War of 1812 |
| Francis Scott Key | Star Spangled Banner Ft. McHenry 1814 |
| Andrew Jackson | Hero of New Orleans Old Hickory |
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