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Jefferson write the DOI
Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the defining event in Thomas Jefferson's life, Despite Jefferson's desire to return to Virginia to help write that state's constitution the continental congress he got accepted to the committee for drafting The Declaration of Independence. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day and over the course of the next 10 days they won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. The Battle of Trenton (December 26) Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. -
State Constitutions
The State Constitutions is a judicially enforceable for the supreme law of state and it takes precedence over ordinary laws and administrative acts 1777-1778 -
Howe captures Philadelphia
Howe successfully took Philadelphia in September 1777 and led the bombardment of Fort Mifflin and Fort Mercer later that year to open a supply line to the occupied city. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga(September 19 and October 7 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving the victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation
This Article was a written document that functioned the National government of the United States of America after declaring Independence from Great Britain. All of the thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
Congress first regulation against the trade in the Slave Trade Act of 1794, ended the Legality of American ships participating in the trade. -
Winter at Valley Forge
General George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge, but by the time the army marched in the valley Forge on Dec 19, they suffered form cold, hunger, and fatigue. -
Spain Declares war on Great Britain
The Spain Declares war on Great Britain was a creating of De Facto Alliance with the Americans King Charles lll would not consent a treaty of alliance with the United States. -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
During the American Revolution John Paul Jones won a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough -
British forces capture Charles Town
American suffer there worst defeat of the revolution on May 12 1780( the siege began in on April 2 1780) with unconditional surrenders of Major General Benjamin Lincoln to British Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and his army of 10000 at Charleston, South Carolina. -
British surrender at Yorktown
british General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8,000 men to general George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary war between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American Independence and established borders for the new nation, It was not signed until September 3 1783.
