American Revolutionary War

December 25–26, 1776: Washington crosses the Delaware

Dec 25, 776

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Washington

1754–1763: French and Indian War

1754

https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War

March 22, 1765: Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

https://www.britannica.com/event/Stamp-Act-Great-Britain-1765

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Massacre

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Tea-Party

March–June 1774: Intolerable Acts

1774

https://www.britannica.com/event/Intolerable-Acts

First Continental Congress convenes

Sep 5, 1774

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Continental-Congress

Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech

Mar 23, 1775

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Henry

Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord

Apr 18, 1775

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battles-of-Lexington-and-Concord

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Bunker-Hill

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published

1776

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Paine

June 15–July 2, 1767: Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1776

https://www.britannica.com/event/Townshend-Acts

Declaration of Independence adopted

Jul 4, 1776

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Declaration-of-Independence

Nathan Hale executed

Sep 22, 1776

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathan-Hale

Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga

Oct 17, 1777

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Burgoyne

December 19, 1777–June 19, 1778: Washington winters at Valley Forge

Dec 19, 1777

https://www.britannica.com/place/Valley-Forge-historical-area

France and the United States form an alliance

Feb 6, 1778

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/alliance.html

John Paul Jones: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

Sep 23, 1779

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Paul-Jones-United-States-naval-officer

Benedict Arnold turns traitor

1780

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-Arnold

September–October 1781: Siege of Yorktown

1781

https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Yorktown

Articles of Confederation ratified

Mar 1, 1781

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Articles-of-Confederation

Treaty of Paris ends the war

Sep 3, 1783

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaty-of-Paris-1783