American Revolution By curtistrevor Apr 19, 1775 Beginning of the Revolution Beginning of the American Revolution Jun 15, 1775 George Washington named Commander in Chief Jun 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Mar 17, 1776 British evacuate Boston Jul 8, 1776 Declaration of Independence read publicy Sep 15, 1776 British occupy New York City Dec 26, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware Dec 26, 1776 Washington crossing photo Jul 27, 1777 Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia Feb 6, 1778 The United States and France sign the French Alliance Jun 21, 1779 Spain declares war on Great Britain Oct 14, 1780 Nathanael Greene named commander of the Southern Army Mar 2, 1781 Articles of Confederation adopted Sep 3, 1783 United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris Dec 23, 1783 Washington resigns as Commander Sep 17, 1787 U.S. Constitution signed 1790 Link http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.html
