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SOL REVIEW
  • IMPORTANT BATTLES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

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Where did the American Revolution begin?
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

3
What was the military turning point of the
Revolution?
  • The Battle of Saratoga

4
Where did the American Revolution end?
  • Yorktown, Virginia

5
What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?
  • The Americans and the French defeated the British

6
What battle ended the military phase of the
Revolution and firmly established the
independence of the United States?
  • The Battle of Yorktown

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From what fort did President Lincoln refuse to
remove federal troops in April, 1861?
  • Fort Sumter

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Where is Fort Sumter located?
  • Charleston, South Carolina

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What event caused the Civil War to begin?
  • Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter

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Where did the Civil War begin?
  • Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina

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Name the two most important battles of the Civil
War.
  • Battle of Antietam
  • Battle of Gettysburg

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Which side won the Battle of Antietam?
  • The North

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Where was the Battle of Antietam?
  • Maryland

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What did President Lincoln issue after the
Norths victory at the Battle of Antietam?
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

15
Which side won the Battle of Gettysburg?
  • The North

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Where was the Battle of Gettysburg?
  • Pennsylvania

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What was the military turning point of the Civil
War?
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

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Where did the Civil War end?
  • Appomattox, Virginia

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What happened at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
in 1865?
  • General Lee surrendered to General Grant

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What event brought the U.S. into World War II?
  • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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What was the turning point of the war in the
Pacific?
  • The Battle of Midway

22
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific?
  • Island hopping

23
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

24
What was the turning point of the war in Europe
on the eastern front?
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

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What happened at the Normandy landings (D-Day)?
  • American and Allied troops landed in France.
  • Liberation of Western Europe had begun.

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What was the turning point of the war in Europe
on the western front?
  • The invasion of Normandy, D-Day

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How did the United States end the war in the
Pacific?
  • Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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