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The Boston tea party makes the tensions between the British and the Americans rise.
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Redcoats fight American minutemen in the first battle of the Revolutionary war.
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The British drive the Americans away from Bunker and Breeds Hill
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The United states declares independence from Britain.
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The redcoats defeat George Washington's army at Long Island.
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The British seize New York City and occupy it.
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The Americans successfully stand their ground against the British.
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The British forces defeat the Americans but they are slowed down.
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The American militia win against the British.
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The British win against the Americans in the battle.
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The Americans win a series of battles marking the climax of the Saratoga Campaign.
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The Americans lose to the British military.
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The United States and France sign the French Alliance and France joins the war
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The Americans and Indians win against the British.
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The battle ends in a draw between the British and the Americans.
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Vincennes is captured by the Americans.
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Washington's army endures the worst winter of the 18th century.
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The British capture the city of Charleston.
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The British destroy the Americans.
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The Americans defeat the Tories at Hanging Rock.
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The short 65 minute battle ends in a defeat of the British.
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The Americans delay the British crossing of the Catawba river.
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The British hold off the Americans in the town of Ninety-Six.
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The Americans surround and defeat the British.
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The British prime minister, Lord North, resigns.
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The British and Americans sign the prelimary Articles of Peace.
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The British and Americans sign the Treaty of Paris and the Revolutionary War ends.
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Washington resigns as commander of the American army.
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The U.S. Constitution is signed to create the most important laws of the new country.