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Paul Revere rode at midnight on April 18, 1775, to warn colonial leaders and militia that British troops were advancing to capture military supplies in Concord. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence. -
With a quarter of his troops freezing, starving and barely clothed, Washington, running out of options, schemed a bold—and highly risky—Christmas Eve attack. December 23, 1777 dawned cold and dank over the hills of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the scent of snow in the air. -
The Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. While this date marks the adoption, delegates did not begin signing the official parchment copy until August 2, 1776. -
Thomas Paine published his pamphlet, “Common Sense.” In it, he argued that the British monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. -
George Washington led his Continental Army across the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian troops at Trenton, New Jersey. -
The Battle of Trenton was a surprise attack by General George Washington's Continental Army on December 26, 1776, crossing the icy Delaware River on Christmas night to defeat a Hessian garrison in Trenton, New Jersey. -
The Battles of Saratoga, a series of clashes in the fall of 1777, resulted in an American victory and the surrender of British General John Burgoyne's army. -
With a quarter of his troops freezing, starving and barely clothed, Washington, running out of options, schemed a bold—and highly risky—Christmas Eve attack. December 23, 1777 dawned cold and dank over the hills of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the scent of snow in the air. -
It was won decisively by the Continental Army, led by George Washington. -
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was signed on February 10, 1763, formally ending the Seven Years' War (known as the French and Indian War in North America) and marking a significant shift in colonial power, with France ceding most of its North American territory to Great Britain -
The Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. While this date marks the adoption, delegates did not begin signing the official parchment copy until August 2, 1776.