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The Revolutionary war began. Everyone heard the first shot. There is no proof of who shot the first bullet.
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The Second continental Congress met in Independence Hall. The delegates knew that many colonist were loyal to the king. The delagates could not agree on a plan.
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Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense. In it he said that the colonies should declare thier independence from Britian.
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Benjamin Franklin persuaded France to help fight with them. This was important because that helped the U.S. in the war
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After some changes,Jeffersons draft was approved on July 4, 1776, and the colonies became the United States of America. The Declaration was printed first in the Pennsylvania evening post and read aloud in Philadelphia's Independence square. Copies were sent to all of the colonies. The bell in Philadelphia's State House rung.
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British soldiers slept and dined comfortably in Philadelphia homes. British took over Philadelphia. All of the important people left Philadelphia.
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The Tready of Paris of 1783 officially ended The Revoulutionary War. The British were not in charge! John Adams, Ben Franklin, and John Jay signed the treaty that officially ended the war.
