American Revolution By aleddy Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress Meets Jun 15, 1775 George Washington named Commander in Chief Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Nov 13, 1775 The patriots under Montgomery occupy Montreal Period: Dec 23, 1775 to Dec 30, 1775 Snow Campaign Dec 31, 1775 American forces under Benedict Arnold fail to seize Quebec Jan 15, 1776 "Common Sense" is Published Mar 3, 1776 The Continental fleet captures New Providence Island Mar 17, 1776 The British evacuate Boston Jun 12, 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights is put into place Jun 28, 1776 Patriots defeat the British Navy at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina Period: Jul 1, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776 Continental Congress revises The Declaration of Independence Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is signed