Timeline of the Revolution

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  • Committees of Correspondence Established - Spring

    Committees of Correspondence Established - Spring

    Are etablished throughout the colonies to coordinate American response to British colonial policy.
  • War Breaks Out

    War Breaks Out

    The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.
  • America Declares Its Independence

    America Declares Its Independence

    Is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
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    Yorktown : Large British Army Surrenders

    A joint French and American force traps a large British army on Virginia's Yorktown peninsula.
  • Treaty of Paris Officially Ends the War

    Treaty of Paris Officially Ends the War

    Ratifies the independence of the 13 North American states.