Flashcards: Battles/Treaties for TAKS
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JeffBrewton on February 16, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lexington and Concord | First battles of the American Revolution. "Shot heard round the World" |
| Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution. This victory convinced the French to give aid to the Americans and helped win the Revolutionary war. |
| Yorktown | Last major battle of the American Revolution; Cornwallis's army surrendered |
| Gettysburg | Battle with the largest number of casualties in the Civil War. The turning point of the war for the Union. The Confederates never again tried to invade the North. |
| Vicksburg | An important Union victory which gave them control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two parts |
| Battle of New Orleans | One sided victory for the Americans during the War of 1812, in which General Andrew Jackson became a National hero |
| Ft. Sumter | First shots of the Civil War fired by the Confederates |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | Official ended the French and Indian War |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Official ended the American Revolution. Great Britain officially recognized the United States as an independent Nation. |