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| Appomattox Courthouse | Generals Grant and Lee signed the Confederates terms for surrender. |
| Atlanta, GA (1864) | Was burnt to the ground by Union General William T. Sherman. |
| Battle of Antietam | Bloodiest one day battle in U.S. history. |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | Fighting on Breed's Hill, two out of three times the Americans forced the British to retreat. |
| Battle of Gettysburg | Bloodiest three day battle in U.S. history. |
| Battle of Lexington | "Shot heard around the World." The 1st shot of the American Revolution. |
| Battle of New Orleans | Two weeks after the War of 1812 ended, Andrew Jackson defeated the British. |
| Battle of San Jacinto | Secured Texas independence. |
| Battle of Saratoga. | Convinced the French to enter the American Revolution on the side of the U.S. |
| Battle of the Alamo | A small for of Texans fought bravely for 13 days before being killed. |
| Battle of Trenton | George Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 and attacked the Hessians. |
| Battle of Veracruz | Naval assault during the Mexican-American War. |
| Battle of Yorktown | Secured American independence. |
| Bleeding Kansas | Anti-slavery people fought pro-slavery people for the territory. |
| Erie Canal | Constructed between Buffalo and Albany, New York. |
| Fort Duquesne | French fort on the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers. |
| Fort Le Boeuf | French fort visited by George Washington (Waterford). |
| Fort McHenry | Baltimore fort bombarded by the British during the War of 1812. |
| Fort Pitt | British fort on the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers. |
| Fort Presque Isle | French fort constructed on the banks of Lake Erie. |
| Fort Sumter | Opening shots of the Civil War which resulted in zero human deaths. |
| Gadsden Purchase | Territory bought by the U.S. from Mexico for $15 million. |
| Independence Hall | On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. |
| Independence, MO | Starting point of the Oregon Trail |
| Jamestown, VA | First permanent English settlement. |
| Little Round Top | Confederates couldn't take this strategic high ground at Gettysburg. |
| Louisiana Territory | Thomas Jefferson purchased from the French. |
| Mexican Cession | Land acquired through the Mexican-American War. |
| Middle (region) | Breadbasket of the British colonies. |
| Mother Country | Gives birth to new colonies or territories. |
| New England | Rough landscape and home to the Puritans and Pilgrims. |
| Ohio (1795) | Native Americans lost the Southern 2/3 of Ohio in the Treaty of Greenville |
| Ohio River Valley | Valuable raw resources, farming, and trapping lands. |
| Oregon Trail | Extended for over 2000 miles and resulted in a mass emigration of Americans. |
| Philadelphia (1777) | City was occupied by British soldiers during the War for Independence. |
| Pittsburgh (1793-97) | Pennsylvanians rebelled over a tax on whiskey. |
| Plymouth, MA | Landing site of the Mayflower and Pilgrims. |
| Rio Grande River | Southern border of the U.S. that was disputed during the Mexican-American War. |
| Roanoke, VA | "The Lost Colony" |
| Southern | Swampy, flat terrain that is used for massive plantations. |
| Sutter's Mill | Origin of the California gold rush. |
| Trans-Atlantic Trade | Exchanging goods between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. |
| Triangle of Trade | The exchanging of goods, slaves, and resources. |
| Valley Forge | Washington's army was transformed into an effective fighting force during the winter of 1777-78. |
| Vicksburg, Mississippi | Besieged and fell to grant og July 4, 1863. |
| Washington D.C. | U.S. capital located on the banks of the Potomac River. |
| Western Hemisphere | James Monroe declared that Europeans should stay out. |
