french and indention war By jetfire120 Jan 1, 1774 brittish officer Jan 5, 1774 meatings for gen gage Apr 4, 1775 surrounded Boston Apr 18, 1775 prostest May 10, 1775 surrounded Jun 16, 1775 bunker hill Jan 1, 1776 1776 thru 1778 - Manumission Jun 11, 1776 Jefferson write the dec of inde Dec 26, 1776 Battles of Trent and New Jersey Jan 1, 1777 state constitutions 1777-1778 Jan 1, 1777 1777 thru 1778 - State Constitutions Sep 19, 1777 Saratoga Sep 26, 1777 Howe captures Philadelphia Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation 1778 Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the Us Jun 19, 1778 Valley Forge Jun 16, 1779 Spain Declares war on Great Britain Jun 16, 1779 Spain Declares war on Great Britain Sep 23, 1779 John Paul Jones & Serapis Mar 29, 1780 British forces capture Charles Town Jul 6, 1780 traitor found Oct 19, 1781 British surrender at Yorktown Nov 5, 1781 1781 & 1783 - Plans for first Fed. Tax Aug 13, 1783 Treaty of Paris Jun 1, 1784 1784 - Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers May 10, 1785 The Ordinance of 1785 May 25, 1787 May of 1787 - Convention Jun 13, 1787 - The North West Ordinance Jul 1, 1787 Shay's Rebellion Sep 17, 1787 Sept 17th of '87 - Singing of the Constitution Jun 21, 1788 June 21st of '88 - New Hampshire ratifies Constitution Dec 7, 1788 Dec 7th of '87 - Delaware fist state to approve Constitution Apr 15, 1800 Land Act of 1800