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known as the incident on king street by the britsih. which five army soilders of britian killed five male civilans and injured six other. the incident was heavily propagandized by leader paul revere and samuel adams.
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initially referred to by John Adams as "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston" was a political protest by the sons of liberty. THe demonstrators some disguised as Native Amerians destroyed an entire shipment of tea.
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paul revere and william dawes instructed by dr. joseph warren, ride from boston to lexington to warn john hancock and sam adams that bristh forces are coming to take them prisoner and seize colonail weapons and ammunition in concord.
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hositility between britiain and its american colonies explodes into bloodshed at the battle of lexington and conord inginting the american reveloution.
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written by an engilshman in philadelphia arguing for indepandence from britsh rule in the thriteen colonies.
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the oontinental congress ratifies the declaration by the united states of its independence from the kingdom of great britian.
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washington's troops surpise the 1500 hessian trops under the command of col. johnn rall at 8 a.m. outside trenton and score a victory, taking 948 prisoners while suffering only five wounded.
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geogre washington's goes into winter quarters at vally forge, pennyslyania.
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explores and maps the pacifc northwest coast of north america fro cape foulwather to the bering strait.
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the untied staes contental congress implents the articles of confedrtion
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following the siege of yorktown ceneral charls cornwallis surreneder to genral george washington at yorktown, virgina, ending the armed struggle of the american revolution.
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a treaty between the untied states and great britain is signed in paris, formall ending the american revoultion, and treatins are signed between vritain and france and spain at versailles
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the united states is adopted by the consitutional convention in philadelphia.
