July: Declaration of indepedance August: Battle of long island September: British land in manhattan December: Battle of trenton
Slavery abolished in vermont September: General Howe captures philadelphia October: British surrender at saratoga November:valley forge December: fance recognizes american independence
June: France enters the war and battle of monmouth July: Kaskaskia captured December:savannah captured
spain enters the war
February:British land in charleston July: French land at newport Sept.: Cornwallis invades north carolina
Articles of Confederation ratified october:Cornwallis surrenders
peace talks begin
treaty of paris signed
treaty of fort stanwix: post war depression begins
land ordinance of 1785 and treaty of fort mcintosh