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French began building fortsto back their claim to the land between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. They chose George Washington as their leader.
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Making the official begining of the seven years' war between the two countries.
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Large group of men disguised as Native Americans boarded the tea ship and threw tea overboard worth thousands of dollars
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In Lexington, British commander ordered minutemen to go home - they refused- shot rang out- first shot of the American Revolution
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colonists make a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga in New York
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The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, on and around Breed's Hill, early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was involved in the battle, was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is was also referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill."
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The Colinental Congress was considering independence
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Burgotne surendered on October 17, 1777
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A republic was proclaimed in September 1792 and King Louis XVI was executed the next year. External threats also played a dominant role in the development of the Revolution. The French Revolutionary Wars started in 1792 and ultimately featured spectacular French victories that facilitated the conquest of the Italian Peninsula, the Low Countries and most territories west of the Rhine – achievements that had defied previous French governments for centuries.
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people.
