The American Revolution

By loreceharris
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    The American Revolution

  • The first widely known acts Of the Sons of Liberty

  • The Daughters of Liberty came into being (apx. time)

  • Patriots became active

  • Loyalists became active

  • Patrick Henry gives "Liberty or Death" speech

  • Abigail Adams writes a letter to John Adams telling him to "remember the ladies

    She writes a letter to John Adams telling him to "remember the ladies

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Second Continental Congress met

  • Because of Benedict Arnold's actions, Continental congress handed over Fort Ticonderoga to Connecticut.

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

  • Olive Branch Petition

  • Common Sense published

  • Declaration of Independence adopted

  • The Battle of Long Island

  • Nathan Hale says his famous quote "I only regret that i have but one life to give for my country"

  • Margaret Corbin defends Ft. Washington from the Hessian troops

  • The American Crisis

  • The Battle of Trenton

  • Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride

  • Betsy Ross created the American flag

  • The Battle of Saratoga

  • Molly Pitcher takes the place of her husband in battle

  • Benjamin Franklin helps negociate/sign the Treaty of Amity and Commerce

  • John Paul Jones intercepted the Baltic merchant fleet

  • The Battle of King Mountain

  • The Battle of Cowpens

  • The Articles of Confederation

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • Deborah Sampson dressed up as a man and joined the army

  • John Adams helps negociate/sign Treaty of Paris

  • Treaty of Paris

  • The Northwest Ordinance

  • The U.S. Constitution

  • The Bill of Rights