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200 men, some disguised as Indians, assembled on a near-by hill. Yelling war chants, the crowd marched two-by-two to the wharf, descended upon the three ships and dumpedthe tea from the ships into the harbor waters.
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Britain passes the "Intolerable Acts" in response to the "Boston Tea Party".
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The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates.
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Britain's General Gage sends out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then Concord, where they would seize gunpowder. But spies and friends of the Americans leaked word of Gage's plan.
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The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun
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General George Washington voted commander-in-chief of the Continental army by the American Congress.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought only days after George Washington was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Despite the name, the battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill.
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Common Sense challenges the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy.
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Declaration of Independance approved by the house.
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30,000 British troops arrived in New York Harbor in August and joined those already under the command of General William
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First real battle between British and American forces
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Franklin asks France to ally with America against the British.
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Washington leads the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers camping at Trenton. After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. The battle significantly boosted the Continental Army's flagging morale, and inspired re-enlistments.
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British capture Fort Ticoderoga.
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Philadelphia is taken over by the British.
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British defeat George Washington at The Battle of Brandywine
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America beats Britain and captures over 5,000 British soldiers.
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second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
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Washington leads his amry into valley forge.
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France signed a treaty of alliance with the United States of America. France recognized the independence of the US and offered further aid.
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Jones engaged the convoy's escorts HMS Serapis and HMS Countess of Scarborough. After a four-hour battle, Jones succeeded in capturing Serapis,.
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The British take Charleston, S.C., capture a large patriot army, and deal the rebels one of their worst defeats of the war.
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Born a slave, Elizabeth Freeman obtains freedom in the court.
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Cornwallis surrenders to Washington after America wins the Battle of Yorktown. Last battle of the Revolutionary War.
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Ends Revolutionary War.
