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Continental Congress Meets
It was a gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America. -
War begins
The Revolutionary War begins with the fighting at Lexington and concord -
The Issue od of the Declaration of Independence
On July 4 the thirteen colonies issue the Declaration of Independence and break away from Great Britain. -
France and America Ally
France allies with the Americans and joins the war against Great Britain -
Spain declares War
Spain declares war against Great Britain -
British surrenders
The British surrender to George Washington at Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the war -
Simon Bolivar is born
Simon Bolivar is born in present-day and Venezuela