2. SOL REVIEW IMPORTANT BATTLES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

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

4. What was the military turning point of the Revolution? The Battle of SaratogaThe Battle of Saratoga

5. Where did the American Revolution end? Yorktown, VirginiaYorktown, Virginia

6. What happened at the Battle of Yorktown? The Americans and the French defeated the BritishThe Americans and the French defeated the British

7. What battle ended the military phase of the Revolution and firmly established the independence of the United States? The Battle of YorktownThe Battle of Yorktown

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

9. Where is Fort Sumter located? Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina

10. What event caused the Civil War to begin? Confederate forces fired on Fort SumterConfederate forces fired on Fort Sumter

11. Where did the Civil War begin? Fort Sumter in Charleston, South CarolinaFort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina

12. Name the two most important battles of the Civil War. Battle of AntietamBattle of Antietam Battle of GettysburgBattle of Gettysburg

13. Which side won the Battle of Antietam? The NorthThe North

14. Where was the Battle of Antietam? MarylandMaryland

15. What did President Lincoln issue after the North’s victory at the Battle of Antietam? The Emancipation ProclamationThe Emancipation Proclamation

16. Which side won the Battle of Gettysburg? The NorthThe North

17. Where was the Battle of Gettysburg? PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

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

19. Where did the Civil War end? Appomattox, Virginia

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

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

22. What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific? The Battle of MidwayThe Battle of Midway

23. What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific? Island hoppingIsland hopping

24. What happened at the Battle of Stalingrad? Soviet army defeated the GermansSoviet army defeated the Germans Prevented the Germans from seizing the Soviet oil fieldsPrevented the Germans from seizing the Soviet oil fields Turned the tide against the Germans on the eastern frontTurned the tide against the Germans on the eastern front

25. What was the turning point of the war in Europe on the eastern front? The Battle of StalingradThe Battle of Stalingrad

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

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

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