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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Second Continental Congress is Established
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill but they suffered a great lost of men. -
George Washington as Commander-in-Chief
George Washington was chosen as Commander-in-Chief because of his previous military experience and hoping that as a leader of Virginia, he could unite the 13 colonies. -
Common Sense is Published
ommon Sense[1] is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written to declare that the 13 independent states and were no longer any part of Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington surprised the British abd ny the end of the war, most of the British troops were captured and this boosted the Continental Army's confidence. -
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. -
American Flag is Adopted
The first official national flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The blue canton contained 13 stars, representing the original 13 colonies, but the layout varied. -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
The French and Americans became Allies
In 1778 the French and the Americans worked together to fight agianst the British in the Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Monmouth
The Continental Army under General George Washington, attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House (modern Freehold Borough). It is known as the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse. -
Treason of Benedict Arnold
During the American Revolution, American General Benedict Arnold meets with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British, in return for the promise of a large sum of money and a high position in the British army. The plot was foiled and Arnold, a former American hero, became known as a "traitor". -
Seige of Yorktown
Seige of Yorktown was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. -
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on 3 September 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.