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