-
Period: to
John Locke
-
Period: to
French and English Enlightenment
-
Period: to
George Washington
He was the first president of the United States -
Period: to
Thomas Jefferson
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
Recognized the independence of the colonies; western boundary the Mississippi River; Florida returned to Spain -
Period: to
Treaty of Alliance (France)
France and the colonies entered into a defensive alliance. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Site where the Revolutionary War began. -
Period: to
Second Continental Congress
Convened in response to the Coercive Acts; organized boycott; called for the training of militias. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle in which militia forces withstood two major assaults by the British Army before finally being overrun; gave hope to the colonists that they could defeat the British. -
Olive Branch Petition
The last attempt by the colonists to reconcile with King George III and Parliament; King George responded by sending troops, including German mercenaries (Hessians), to the colonies. -
Battle of Princeton
A battle that saved Washington's command; convinced many soldiers and militiamen to stay in the army. -
Declaration of Independence
The colonies declared independence. -
The Battle of Trenton
Another battle that also saved Washington's command. -
Period: to
Battles of Saratoga
A turning point in the war; France decides to aid the colonies in their struggle with Great Britain. -
Period: to
Valley Forge
-
Treaty of Amity & Commerce (France)
France recognized the colonies as an independent nation with trading rights. -
Battle of Cowpens
-
Period: to
Siege of Yorktown
Colonial victory in the south that forced Cornwallis to move north to Virginia and his eventual surrender at Yorktown.