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Jefferson write the DOI
Written in June 1776,Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, included eighty-six changes made later by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,and other members of the committee appointed to draft the document, and by Congress. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
Howe captures Philadelphia
The British had captured Philadelphia on September 26, 1777, following General George Washington's defeats at the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of the Clouds. -
thru 1778 - State Constitutions
South Carolina's state constitution of 1778 created new rules at the opposite end of the political spectrum from Pennsylvania. -
Articles of Confederation
he Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
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. -
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. -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
From his disabled ship, Jones replied, “I have not yet begun to fight,” and after three more hours of furious fighting it was the Serapis and Countess of Scarborough -
British forces capture Charles Town
n March 1780, Clinton, Prevost, and General Charles Lord Cornwallis, whose force had accompanied Clinton from New York, descended on Charleston. -
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, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined. -
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. -
Spain Declares war on Great Britain
On June 21, 1779, Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de facto alliance with the Americans. Spain's King Charles III would not consent to a treaty of alliance with the United States.
