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The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre resulted in the death of five colonists, british troops in the bay colony were there to stop the townshend acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. -
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The Boston Tea Party
A group of massachusetts colonist disguised as Mohawk Indians to board the three british tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
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Lexington and Concord
The royal governor of massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, commanded by King George III to suppress the rebellious Americans, had order 700 british soldiers, under lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and Marine Major John Pitcairn, to seize the colonists, 20 miles west of Boston. -
Lexington and Concord
British and Americans soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and concord -
Delaware Declares Independence
An assembly of the lower counties of Pennsylvania declares itself independent of British and Pennsylvania authority, thereby creating the state of Delaware. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton and Princeton
George Washington's army crossed the icy delaware on christmas day and over the course of the next ten days won two crucial battles. In the battle of Trenton Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. The victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias. -
Valley Forge
The 12,000 men and woman of the continental army who arrived in valley Forge with commander chief General George Washington, were half starved and no longer believed they could win a war of independence from Britain. -
Treaty of Alliance with France
Represenatives from the United States and France sign the treaty of amity and commerce and the treaty of allience in Paris. The treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and encouraged trade between France and the America, while the treaty of alliance provided for a military alliance against Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation became America’s first attempt at a constitution. Fearful of a potential tyranny, it created a loose alliance of strong, independent states while ensuring that the federal government remained relatively decentralized and weak. -
The British Surrender at Yorktown
America declared its independence in 1776, but it took another five years to win freedom from the British. That day came on October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. -
Treaty of Paris
It was signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War. -
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states.
