Jshannon By bailey.lyle5 Jan 1, 1775 Thomas Paine publishes common sense Apr 1, 1775 Battles of Lexington and concord May 2, 1775 The second continental congress meets Jun 5, 1775 Gorge Washington named commander of continental Jul 14, 1776 Declaration of Independence adopted Oct 2, 1777 Continentals defeat British at saratoga Dec 27, 1777 Continental army camps at valley forge for the winter Mar 4, 1781 Articales of confederation adopted Oct 22, 1781 British surrender at Yorktown Sep 15, 1783 Treaty of Paris signed
