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Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle was fought on June 17, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary war. -
Olive Branch Petition Sent
Was drafted by John Dickinson but later was approved by The Second Continental Congress on July 5th. -
Second Continental congress meets
This meeting was where we adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. -
Battle for New york
The British landed 32000 men at Staten Island. The Americans set up fortified positions across the harbor in Brooklyn. The American army proved unable to hold up against the British. Battle ended in disaster for the Americans. -
Common Sense Pamphlet is published
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 trying to get independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence drafted
On June 11, 1776, Congress appointed a "Committee of Five", consisting of John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut, to draft a declaration -
Battle of Trenton
Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing. -
Valley Forge
the military camp 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Saratoga
victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia -
Fight for Philadelphia
a British plan in the American Revolutionary War to gain control of Philadelphia. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781 -
Treaty of Paris
negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
