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Battle of Bunker Hill
British under the command of General William Howe and American forces under Colonel William Prescott. The British attacked, they took the hill but suffered heavy losses. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first shots that were fired between the Americans and the British. The British marched there because the Americans had weapons there. They were marching on Concord and passed through Lexington. -
Colonial Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold lead the capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York. -
Washington is Appointed General
George Washington is appointed general and commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army. -
Colonist Gain Support of France
The American colonist gains support of France. -
Independence
Thomas Jefferson presents colonial leaders with the United States Declaration of Independence. Stating that The colonies are independent from British rule. -
Signing of the Declaration
Members of U.S. congress sign the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Long Island
The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate New York. -
Financial and Military Aid
Congress appoint Jefferson, Franklin, and Silas Deane to negotiate European treaties. Franklin and Deane go to France seeking financial and military aid. -
Battle of White Plains
The Americans were driven back but were enabled to draw off from the White Plain position and march into New Jersey while the British returned to Manhattan. -
Battle at Ridgefield
American colonist under General Benedict Arnold defeat the British at Ridgefield, Connecticut. -
Second Quartering Act
The new Quartering Act allowed a governor to house soldiers in other buildings if quarters were not provided, but it did not have the provision in the previous act that soldiers be provided with provisions. -
France Joins the War
France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States and the American Revolution. -
Iroquois Indians burn Cobleskill, New York
American Revolutionary War raid on the frontier settlement of Cobleskill, New York on May 30, 1778. -
Peace Treaty
Preliminary peace treaty signed in Paris recognising American independence and the British finally withdrawal from America.