Wars and Rebellions

Pueblo Revolt - Native American uprising in 1680 against Spanish colonizers in present-day New Mexico.

Pequot Wars - Series of conflicts from 1636 to 1638 between English settlers and the Pequot tribe in New England.

Bacon's Rebellion - 1676-1677 armed rebellion in Virginia against Governor William Berkeley's administration.

Stono Rebellion - Slave rebellion in 1739 in South Carolina, leading to stricter slave codes.

King Philip's War - 1675-1676 conflict between Native American tribes and New England colonists.

French and Indian War - 1754-1763 conflict between British and French forces in North America.

King William's War - 1688-1697 conflict between England and France in North America.

Boston Massacre - 1770 incident where British soldiers killed several colonists in Boston, fueling anti-British sentiments.

Pontiac's Rebellion - 1763 uprising of Native American tribes against British rule in the Great Lakes region.

Battle of Saratoga - 1777 turning point in the American Revolution, boosting American morale and securing French support.

Battle of Yorktown - 1781 decisive battle in the American Revolution leading to British surrender.

Shay's Rebellion - 1786 revolt by farmers in Massachusetts against economic injustices and lack of government response.

Whiskey Rebellion - 1794 protest by American farmers against a tax on whiskey by the federal government.

War of 1812 - Conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815.

Mexican-American War - 1846-1848 conflict between Mexico and the United States over territory disputes.

War for Texas Independence - 1835-1836 struggle for Texas independence from Mexico, leading to the creation of the Republic of Texas.

Bleeding Kansas - 1854-1859 violent clashes over the issue of slavery in Kansas.

Start of the Civil War - 1860-1865 conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over states' rights and slavery.

Spanish-American War - 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain over Cuba and the Philippines.

WWI - 1914-1918 global conflict involving major world powers.

WWII - 1939-1945 worldwide conflict involving Axis and Allied powers.

Cold War - 1947-1991 ideological and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.