American revolution

american revloution

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  • 1808 BCE

    Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US

    Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
    On this day in 1807, Congress enacted a law to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States ... from any foreign kingdom, place or country.”
  • 1783 BCE

    Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
  • 1781 BCE

    British surrender at Yorktown

    British surrender at Yorktown
    The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or the German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781
  • 1781 BCE

    Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  • 1780 BCE

    British forces capture Charles Town

    British forces capture Charles Town
    After a siege that began on April 2, 1780, Americans suffer their worst defeat of the revolution on May 12, 1780, with the unconditional surrender of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10,000 at Charleston, South Carolina.
  • 1779 BCE

    John Paul Jones & Serapis

    John Paul Jones & Serapis
    During the American Revolution, the U.S. ship Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough, off the eastern coast of England.
  • 1779 BCE

    Spain Declares war on Great Britain

    Spain Declares war on Great Britain
    On June 21, 1779, Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de facto alliance with the Americans.
  • 1779 BCE

    thru 1778 - State Constitutions

    thru 1778 - State Constitutions
    The states now faced serious and complicated questions about how to make their rules.
  • 1777 BCE

    American and British Battle of Saratoga

    American and British Battle of Saratoga
    The Battle of Saratoga occurred in September and October, 1777, during the second year of the American Revolution.
  • 1777 BCE

    Howe captures Philadelphia

    Howe captures Philadelphia
    The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British effort in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia, which was then the seat of the Second Continental Congress.
  • 1777 BCE

    Winter at Valley Forge

    Winter at Valley Forge
    Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. In September 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the British capture of the city
  • 1776 BCE

    Jefferson write the DOI

    Jefferson write the DOI
    Thomas Jefferson is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, although Jefferson's draft went through a process of revision by his fellow committee members and the Second Continental Congress.
  • 1776 BCE

    Battles of Trent and New Jersey

    Battles of Trent and New Jersey
    The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War, which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.