Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington’s_crossing_of_the_Delaware_River

James Madison, Jr. was born at Belle Grove Plantation near Port Conway, Virginia on March 16, 1751, (March 5, 1751, Old Style, Julian calendar), where his…

The Continental Congress Adjourns to Baltimore, Maryland Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress, http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/revolution_day_by_day.html

King George III of Great Britain Takes the Throne Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs

The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress, http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/revolution_day_by_day.html

British General William Howe Replaces General Gage as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howe,_5th_Viscount_Howe

The Continental Congress Leaves Philadelphia and the Liberty Bell is Relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania. After Washington’s defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777,…

The Marquis de Lafayette Arrives in America in South Carolina Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette

On December 19, 1777, when Washington’s poorly fed, ill-equipped army, weary from long marches, staggered into Valley Forge, winds blew as the 12,000 Continentals prepared for…

Baron von Steuben Arrives in America at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_von_Steuben