Tgarcia By bailey.lyle5 Apr 21, 1775 Battle of Lexington May 30, 1775 Second continental congress Jun 15, 1775 George Washington president Jan 23, 1776 Thomas Paine publishes “common sense” Jul 12, 1776 Declaration of Independence Oct 30, 1777 Continental defeat British Dec 18, 1777 Continental army camp forge for the winter Mar 4, 1781 Confederation adopted Oct 10, 1781 British surrender at Yorktown Sep 26, 1783 Treaty of Paris signed
