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  • 06/01/1440 – Early Colonization – Johannes Gutenberg Unveils Moveable-Type Printing Press
  • 10/31/1517 – Early Colonization – Martin Luther Reveals His Ninety-Five Theses
  • 11/03/1534 – Early Colonization – King Henry VIII of England Declared the Act of Supremacy
  • 05/17/1562 – Early Colonization – French Colony of Parris Island Established (South Carolina)
  • 09/07/1565 – Early Colonization – Spanish Colony of St. Augustine Established (Florida)
  • 07/04/1584 – Early Colonization – English Colony of Roanoke Established (Virginia)
  • 08/18/1587 – Early Colonization – Birth of Virginia Dare – First American Born by English Parents
  • 05/24/1607 – Early Colonization – English Jamestown Settlement Established (Virginia)
  • 08/01/1607 – Early Colonization – English Popham (Sagadahoc) Colony Established (Maine)
  • 10/11/1614 – Early Colonization – Dutch Establish Trade Center in New Amsterdam (New York)
  • 12/16/1620 – Early Colonization – English Plymouth Colony Established (Massachusetts)
  • 10/15/1621 – Early Colonization – “First Thanksgiving” at Plymouth
  • 04/01/1623 – Early Colonization – English Colonies Established in New Hampshire
  • 06/01/1626 – Early Colonization – English Salem Colony Established (Massachusetts)
  • 09/17/1630 – Early Colonization – English Boston Settlement Officially Named (Massachusetts)
  • 06/20/1632 – Early Colonization – English Maryland Colony Charter Confirmed
  • 03/01/1636 – Colleges – New College (Harvard University) Formed in Massachusetts
  • 03/03/1636 – Early Colonization – English Connecticut Colony Established
  • 04/01/1636 – Early Colonization – English Providence Plantation Settled (Rhode Island)
  • 03/29/1638 – Early Colonization – Sweden Establishes New Sweden Colony (Delaware)
  • 10/09/1651 – Causes of War – Navigation Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England
  • 09/15/1655 – Early Colonization – Dutch Capture New Sweden and Incorporate it into New Amsterdam
  • 03/24/1663 – Early Colonization – English Charter Granted for the Province of Carolina
  • 08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (New York) from the Dutch
  • 08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (New Jersey) from the Dutch
  • 08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (Pennsylvania) from the Dutch
  • 08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (Delaware) from the Dutch
  • 06/30/1676 – Early Colonization – Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia
  • 01/27/1678 – Early Colonization – Boston Organizes the First Paid Fire Department
  • 02/28/1681 – Early Colonization – William Penn Given Pennsylvania and Delaware Land Grant
  • 02/08/1683 – Colleges – College of William and Mary Granted a Royal Charter and Founded in Virginia
  • 05/04/1699 – Causes of War – Wool Act Passed as an Act of the Parliament of England
  • 10/09/1701 – Colleges – Collegiate School (Yale University) Founded in Connecticut
  • 01/17/1706 – Events – Ben Franklin Born in Boston, Massachusetts
  • 12/07/1710 – Early Colonization – Province of Carolina Divided into North Carolin and South Carolina
  • 08/01/1714 – Events – King George I of Great Britain Takes the Throne
  • 10/06/1723 – Events – Ben Franklin Arrives in Philadelphia
  • 06/11/1727 – Events – King George II of Great Britain Takes the Throne
  • 07/25/1729 – Early Colonization – North Carolina becomes an English Royal Colony
  • 07/25/1729 – Early Colonization – South Carolina becomes an English Royal Colony
  • 10/02/1729 – Events – Ben Franklin buys the Pennsylvania Gazette Newspaper
  • 07/01/1731 – Early Colonization – The Library Company of Philadelphia is Established
  • 02/22/1732 – Events – George Washington Born in Virginia
  • 02/28/1732 – Events – Poor Richard’s Almanack First Printed
  • 06/01/1732 – Causes of War – Hat Act Passed by Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 02/12/1733 – Early Colonization – English Colony of Georgia Founded
  • 05/02/1733 – Causes of War – Molasses Act Passed by Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 10/30/1735 – Events – John Adams Born in Massachusetts
  • 04/13/1743 – Events – Thomas Jefferson Born in Virginia
  • 03/01/1746 – Colleges – College of New Jersey (Princeton University) Founded in New Jersey
  • 06/24/1750 – Causes of War – Iron Act Passed by Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 03/16/1751 – Events – James Madison Born in Virginia
  • 08/13/1751 – Colleges – The Academy of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) Takes in its First Students in Pennsylvania
  • 11/24/1751 – Causes of War – Currency Act of 1751 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 05/28/1754 – Events – Start of the French and Indian War
  • 06/19/1754 – Events – The Albany Congress Begins Session in Albany, New York
  • 07/01/1754 – Colleges – King’s College (Columbia University) Takes First Students in New York
  • 10/25/1760 – Events – King George III of Great Britain Takes the Throne
  • 02/10/1763 – Events – End of the French and Indian War
  • 10/07/1763 – Causes of War – Royal Proclamation of 1763 Issued
  • 03/03/1764 – Colleges – The College in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation (Brown University) Chartered
  • 04/05/1764 – Causes of War – Sugar Act Passed by the Parliament of Great Britain
  • 07/24/1764 – Causes of War – Currency Act of 1764 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 03/22/1765 – Causes of War – Stamp Act of 1765 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 05/03/1765 – Causes of War – Quartering Act of 1765 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 08/14/1765 – Independence – Sons of Liberty Perform First Widely Recognized Act
  • 10/07/1765 – Independence – Stamp Act Congress Begins Session In New York City
  • 02/21/1766 – Causes of War – Stamp Act of 1765 Repealed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 03/18/1766 – Causes of War – Declaratory Act Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 11/10/1766 – Colleges – Queen’s College (Rutgers University) Chartered in New Jersey
  • 06/15/1767 – Causes of War – New York Restraining Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent (One of the Townshend Acts)
  • 06/29/1767 – Causes of War – Revenue Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain (One of the Townshend Acts)
  • 06/29/1767 – Causes of War – Indemnity Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain (One of the Townshend Acts)
  • 06/29/1767 – Causes of War – Commissioners of Customs Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent (One of the Townshend Acts)
  • 07/06/1768 – Causes of War – Vice Admiralty Court Act of 1768 Passed by an Act of Parliament (One of the Townshend Acts)
  • 12/13/1769 – Colleges – Dartmouth College Chartered in New Hampshire
  • 03/05/1770 – Causes of War – The Boston Massacre
  • 04/12/1770 – Causes of War – Repeal Act of 1770 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain
  • 06/09/1772 – Causes of War – Gaspee Affair
  • 05/10/1773 – Causes of War – Tea Act of 1773 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain
  • 03/20/1774 – Causes of War – Trade Act of 1774 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain (One of the Intolerable Acts)
  • 05/20/1774 – Causes of War – Massachusetts Government Act of 1774 Received Royal Assent (One of the Intolerable Acts)
  • 05/20/1774 – Causes of War – Administration of Justice Act of 1774 Received Royal Assent (One of the Intolerable Acts)
  • 06/02/1774 – Causes of War – Quartering Act of 1774 Passed by an Act of Parliament (One of the Intolerable Acts)
  • 09/01/1774 – Causes of War – Powder Alarm Near Boston
  • 09/05/1774 – Independence – First Continental Congress Session Begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 09/06/1774 – Independence – Worcester, Massachusetts Revolution (Overturning British Rule)
  • 10/07/1774 – Independence – Massachusetts Provincial Congress Formed
  • 10/14/1774 – Independence – Declaration of Colonial Rights Adopted by the First Continental Congress
  • 10/22/1774 – Causes of War – Proposal for a Plan of Compromise Rejected by One Vote in the First Continental Congress
  • 10/25/1774 – Causes of War – Petition to the King Ratified by the First Continental Congress
  • 12/01/1774 – Independence – Continental Association Adopted by the First Continental Congress
  • 02/27/1775 – Causes of War – Conciliatory Resolution Proposed by British Parliament
  • 03/30/1775 – Causes of War – New England Restraining Act of 1775 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain
  • 04/13/1775 – Causes of War – New England Restraining Act of 1775 was Expanded to Include Additional Colonies
  • 04/18/1775 – Events – Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Others Ride to Warn that the British are Coming
  • 04/19/1775 – Battles – Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts (Boston Campaign)
  • 04/19/1775 – Battles – Siege of Boston, Massachusetts Begins (Boston Campaign)
  • 04/20/1775 – Battles – Gunpowder Affair in Williamsburg, Virginia
  • 05/10/1775 – Independence – Second Continental Congress Session Begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 05/10/1775 – Battles – Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Colonial Militia
  • 05/27/1775 – Battles – Battle of Chelsea Creek Begins in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (Boston Campaign)
  • 06/11/1775 – Battles – Naval Battle of Machias Begins in Maine (Naval Battle)
  • 06/14/1775 – Independence – Continental Army Formed
  • 06/15/1775 – Independence – George Washington Named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
  • 06/16/1775 – Independence – Committee on Indian Affairs Established by the Second Continental Congress
  • 06/17/1775 – Battles – Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill in Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Campaign)
  • 06/22/1775 – Independence – Continental Currency Issued by the Second Continental Congress
  • 07/06/1775 – Independence – The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms is Issued
  • 07/08/1775 – Causes of War – Olive Branch Petition Sent to London from the Second Continental Congress
  • 07/26/1775 – Independence – Post Office Created by the Second Continental Congress
  • 08/08/1775 – Battles – Battle of Gloucester Begins in Massachusetts (Boston Campaign) (Naval Battle)
  • 08/23/1775 – Events – A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition Issued by King George III
  • 08/30/1775 – Battles – Shelling of Stonington, Connecticut
  • 09/17/1775 – Battles – Siege of Fort St. Jean in Quebec in Canada Begins (Invasion of Quebec)
  • 10/11/1775 – Events – General William Howe Replaces General Gage as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America
  • 10/13/1775 – Independence – Continental Navy Established by the Second Continental Congress
  • 10/18/1775 – Battles – Burning of Falmouth, Massachusetts (Present Day Portland, Maine)
  • 11/10/1775 – Independence – Continental Marines Established by the Second Continental Congress
  • 11/11/1775 – Battles – Snow Campaign Begins in South Carolina
  • 11/15/1775 – Battles – Battle of Kemp’s Landing in Virginia
  • 11/19/1775 – Battles – First Siege of Ninety Six, South Carolina Begins (Snow Campaign)
  • 11/29/1775 – Independence – Committee of Correspondence (Foreign Affairs) Established by the Second Continental Congress
  • 12/09/1775 – Battles – Battle of Great Bridge in Virginia
  • 12/22/1775 – Causes of War – Prohibitory Act of 1775 Act Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain
  • 12/31/1775 – Battles – Battle of Quebec in Canada (Quebec Campaign)
  • 01/01/1776 – Battles – Burning of Norfolk in Virginia
  • 01/05/1776 – Independence – New Hampshire State Constitution Ratified
  • 01/10/1776 – Events – Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, Published
  • 02/27/1776 – Battles – Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina
  • 03/02/1776 – Battles – Battle of the Rice Boats near Georgia Begins (Naval Battle)
  • 03/03/1776 – Battles – Battle of Nassau in the Bahamas Begins (Naval Battle)
  • 03/03/1776 – Allies – Silas Deane Leaves for France to Negotiate Unofficial Assistance from France
  • 03/04/1776 – Battles – Fortification of Dorchester Heights near Boston Begins (Boston Campaign)
  • 03/09/1776 – Events – The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Published
  • 03/17/1776 – Battles – Siege of Boston, Massachusetts Ends (Boston Campaign)
  • 03/25/1776 – Battles – Battle of Saint-Pierre near Quebec (Quebec Campaign)
  • 03/26/1776 – Independence – South Carolina State Constitution Adopted
  • 04/06/1776 – Battles – Battle of Block Island near Rhode Island (Naval Battle)
  • 05/18/1776 – Battles – Battle of the Cedars Near Quebec Begins (Quebec Campaign)
  • 06/08/1776 – Battles – Battle of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec (Quebec Campaign)
  • 06/11/1776 – Independence – Thomas Jefferson and a Team of Others Selected to Draft the Declaration of Independence
  • 06/12/1776 – Independence – Virginia Declaration of Rights Ratified
  • 06/21/1776 – Independence – Thomas Jefferson Shares First Draft of the Declaration of Independence with Others in Congress
  • 06/28/1776 – Battles – Battle of Sullivan’s Island Near Charleston, South Carolina
  • 06/29/1776 – Independence – Virginia State Constitution Adopted
  • 06/29/1776 – Battles – Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet Near Cape May New Jersey (Naval Battle)
  • 07/02/1776 – Battles – British Forces Land at Staten Island New York, the New York Campaign Begins
  • 07/02/1776 – Independence – New Jersey State Constitution Adopted
  • 07/04/1776 – Independence – Declaration of Independence Adopted by the Second Continental Congress
  • 07/08/1776 – Independence – First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Read in Philadelphia
  • 07/15/1776 – Battles – Battle of Lindley’s Fort in South Carolina
  • 08/27/1776 – Battles – Battle of Long Island, New York (New York Campaign)
  • 09/11/1776 – Peace Negotiations – Staten Island Peace Conference Held on Staten Island, New York
  • 09/15/1776 – Events – British Take Control of New York City
  • 09/15/1776 – Battles – Landing at Kip’s Bay Near New York City (New York Campaign)
  • 09/16/1776 – Battles – Battle of Harlem Heights in New York City (New York Campaign)
  • 09/20/1776 – Independence – Delaware State Constitution Adopted
  • 09/24/1776 – Independence – Model Treaty Accepted by the Second Continental Congress
  • 09/28/1776 – Independence – Pennsylvania State Constitution Ratified
  • 10/11/1776 – Battles – Battle of Valcour Island in New York (Quebec Campaign) (Naval Battle)
  • 10/26/1776 – Allies – Ben Franklin Sets Sail for France as Commissioner of the United States Seeking an Alliance
  • 10/28/1776 – Battles – Battle of White Plains in New Jersey (New York Campaign)
  • 11/10/1776 – Battles – Battle of Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia, Canada Begins
  • 11/11/1776 – Independence – Maryland Constitution Adopted
  • 11/16/1776 – Battles – Battle of Fort Washington, New York
  • 12/14/1776 – Battles – Ambush of Geary in New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)
  • 12/18/1776 – Independence – North Carolina State Constitution Adopted
  • 12/22/1776 – Battles – Battle of Iron Works Hill in Mount Holly, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)
  • 12/25/1776 – Events – George Washington and the Continental Army Cross the Delaware River to New Jersey
  • 12/26/1776 – Battles – Battle of Trenton, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)
  • 01/02/1777 – Battles – Second Battle of Trenton, New Jersey (Assunpink Creek) (New Jersey Campaign)
  • 01/03/1777 – Battles – Battle of Princeton, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)
  • 01/05/1777 – Battles – Forage War Begins around New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/05/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Elizabethtown, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/10/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Chatham, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/15/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Connecticut Farms in New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/16/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Bonhamtown, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/20/1777 – Battles – Battle of Millstone in Manville, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/23/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Woodbridge, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 01/27/1777 – Events – The Continental Congress Adjourns to Baltimore, Maryland
  • 02/01/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Drake’s Farm Near Metuchen, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 02/05/1777 – Independence – Georgia State Constitution Adopted
  • 02/23/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Spanktown (Rahway), New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 03/08/1777 – Battles – Battle of Punk Hill in Bonhamtown, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)
  • 03/12/1777 – Events – The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia
  • 03/13/1777 – Independence – The Continental Congress Issues a Call for Qualified Military Experts from Europe
  • 04/13/1777 – Battles – Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)
  • 04/20/1777 – Independence – New York State Constitution Adopted
  • 04/27/1777 – Battles – Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut
  • 05/17/1777 – Battles – Battle of Thomas Creek, Florida
  • 05/24/1777 – Battles – Meigs Raid in Sag Harbor, New York
  • 06/13/1777 – Events – The Marquis de Lafayette Arrives in America in South Carolina
  • 06/14/1777 – Independence – The Continental Congress Adopts the National Flag
  • 06/26/1777 – Battles – Battle of Short Hills in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  • 07/02/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Ticonderoga in New York Begins (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 07/07/1777 – Battles – Battle of Hubbardton, New Hampshire (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 07/08/1777 – Battles – Battle of Fort Ann in New York (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 08/02/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Stanwix in New York (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 08/06/1777 – Battles – Battle of Oriskany in New York (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 08/13/1777 – Battles – Battle of Machias (in Maine) Begins
  • 08/16/1777 – Battles – Battle of Bennington in New York (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 08/22/1777 – Battles – Battle of Setauket in New York
  • 08/22/1777 – Battles – Battle of Staten Island in New York
  • 09/01/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Henry in Virginia
  • 09/03/1777 – Battles – Battle of Cooch’s Bridge (Iron Hill) in Newark, Delaware
  • 09/11/1777 – Battles – Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 09/16/1777 – Battles – Battle of Whitehorse Tavern (the Clouds, Goshen) in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 09/18/1777 – Events – The Continental Congress Leaves Philadelphia and the Liberty Bell is Relocated to Allentown
  • 09/20/1777 – Battles – Battle of Paoli in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 09/26/1777 – Events – Baron von Steuben Arrives in America at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • 09/26/1777 – Events – British Capture Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 09/26/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Begins (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 10/04/1777 – Battles – Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 10/06/1777 – Battles – Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery Near West Point, New York (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 10/07/1777 – Battles – Second Battle of Saratoga in New York (Saratoga Campaign)
  • 10/22/1777 – Battles – Battle of Red Bank in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 11/15/1777 – Independence – Articles of Confederation Drafted by the Second Continental Congress
  • 11/25/1777 – Battles – Battle of Gloucester in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 12/05/1777 – Battles – Battle of White Marsh in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 12/11/1777 – Battles – Battle of Matson’s Ford in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 12/19/1777 – Events – Continental Army Arrives at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania
  • 02/04/1778 – Events – General Henry Clinton Replaces General Howe as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America
  • 02/06/1778 – Allies – Treaty of Alliance Signed Between The Unites States and France – France Officially Enters the War
  • 02/15/1778 – Allies – John Adams Sets Sail for France to Serve in a Diplomatic Capacity
  • 03/07/1778 – Battles – Battle off Barbados (Naval Battle)
  • 03/17/1778 – Events – Britain Declares War on France
  • 03/18/1778 – Battles – Battle of Quinton’s Bridge in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 04/01/1778 – Causes of War – Taxation of Colonies Act of 1778 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain
  • 04/22/1778 – Peace Negotiations – British Carlisle Peace Commission Efforts Rejected by the Continental Congress
  • 04/24/1778 – Battles – North Channel Naval Duel Near Great Britain in the Irish Sea (Naval Battle)
  • 05/01/1778 – Battles – Battle of Crooked Billet in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 05/22/1778 – Battles – Battle of Barren Hill in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 05/25/1778 – Battles – Warren and Bristol Raid in Rhode Island (Hope Bay Raids)
  • 05/30/1778 – Battles – Freetown Raid in Massachusetts (Hope Bay Raids)
  • 05/30/1778 – Battles – Battle of Cobleskill in New York
  • 06/18/1778 – Events – British Abandon Occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 06/28/1778 – Battles – Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)
  • 06/30/1778 – Battles – Battle of Alligator Bridge in Florida
  • 07/02/1778 – Events – The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia
  • 07/03/1778 – Battles – Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania
  • 07/27/1778 – Battles – Battle of Ushant Near France (Naval Battle)
  • 08/21/1778 – Battles – Siege of Pondicherry French Colony in India Begins
  • 08/29/1778 – Battles – Battle of Rhode Island (Quaker Hill, Newport)
  • 09/05/1778 – Battles – Grey’s Raid in Massachusetts
  • 09/07/1778 – Battles – French Invasion and Capture of Dominica British Colony in the West Indies
  • 09/07/1778 – Battles – Native American Siege of Boonesborough in Kentucky Begins
  • 09/17/1778 – Battles – Attack on German Flatts in New York
  • 09/27/1778 – Battles – Baylor Massacre in River Vale, New Jersey
  • 10/02/1778 – Battles – Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga in New York Begins
  • 10/06/1778 – Battles – Battle of Chestnut Neck in New Jersey
  • 10/15/1778 – Battles – The Affair at Little Egg Harbor in New Jersey
  • 10/24/1778 – Battles – Carleton’s Raid Near Vermont and New York
  • 11/11/1778 – Battles – Cherry Valley Massacre in New York
  • 12/15/1778 – Battles – Battle of St. Lucia in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 12/18/1778 – Battles – Capture of French Held St. Lucia by the British in the West Indies Begins
  • 12/29/1778 – Battles – British Capture of Savannah, Georgia
  • 02/03/1779 – Battles – Battle of Beaufort (Port Royal Island), South Carolina
  • 02/14/1779 – Battles – Battle of Kettle Creek in Georgia
  • 02/23/1779 – Battles – Battle of Vincennes in Indiana Begins
  • 03/03/1779 – Battles – Battle of Brier Creek in Georgia
  • 04/12/1779 – Allies – France and Spain Sign the Treaty of Aranjuez – Spain Officially Enters the American Revolution
  • 05/10/1779 – Battles – Chesapeake Raids Near Virginia
  • 06/01/1779 – Battles – Battle of Chillicothe in Ohio
  • 06/03/1779 – Battles – French and Spanish Armada of 1779 Set Sail for Great Britain (Naval Battle)
  • 06/16/1779 – Battles – French Begin Capture of British Colony of Saint Vincent in the West Indies
  • 06/18/1779 – Battles – Sullivan Expedition Begins in Pennsylvania
  • 06/20/1779 – Battles – Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina
  • 06/24/1779 – Battles – Great French and Spanish Siege of British Gibraltar Begins
  • 07/02/1779 – Battles – French Capture of British Grenada in the West Indies Begins
  • 07/03/1779 – Battles – Tryon’s Raid in Connecticut Begins (Naval Battle)
  • 07/06/1779 – Battles – British Attack of French Grenada in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 07/16/1779 – Battles – Battle of Stony Point in New York
  • 07/19/1779 – Battles – Battle of Minisink in New York
  • 07/24/1779 – Battles – Penobscot Expedition Begins in Maine (Naval Battle)
  • 08/14/1779 – Peace Negotiations – The Continental Congress Approves a Peace Plan Proposal Requiring British Evacuation
  • 08/19/1779 – Battles – Battle of Paulus Hook (Jersey City) in New Jersey
  • 08/29/1779 – Battles – Battle of Newtown in New York
  • 09/07/1779 – Battles – Spanish Capture of British Fort Bute in (West Florida) Louisiana
  • 09/10/1779 – Battles – Battle of Lake Pontchartrain in (West Florida) Louisiana (Naval Battle)
  • 09/12/1779 – Battles – Battle of Baton Rouge in (West Florida) Louisiana Begins
  • 09/13/1779 – Battles – Boyd and Parker Ambush in New York
  • 09/14/1779 – Battles – Spanish and British Action of 14 September 1779 off the Azore Islands (Naval Battle)
  • 09/15/1779 – Battles – Spanish Capture of British Settlement Saint George’s Caye Near Belize
  • 09/16/1779 – Battles – Siege of Savannah, Georgia Begins
  • 09/23/1779 – Battles – Battle of Flamborough Head in the North Sea Near Great Britain (Naval Battle)
  • 10/16/1779 – Battles – British and Spanish Battle of San Fernando de Omoa (Guatemala) in Honduras Begins
  • 11/11/1779 – Battles – British and Spanish Action of 11 November 1779 Near Portugal (Naval Battle)
  • 12/18/1779 – Battles – French and British Battle of Martinique in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 01/08/1780 – Battles – Spanish and British Action of 8 January 1780 Near Spain (Naval Battle)
  • 01/16/1780 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Cape St. Vincent Near Portugal
  • 02/03/1780 – Battles – Battle of Young’s House in New York
  • 03/02/1780 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Fort Charlotte (West Florida) in Alabama Begins
  • 03/17/1780 – Battles – San Juan Expedition Begins Near Nicaragua
  • 03/29/1780 – Battles – Siege of Charleston, South Carolina
  • 04/14/1780 – Battles – Battle of Monck’s Corner in South Carolina
  • 04/17/1780 – Battles – Second French and British Battle of Martinique in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 05/06/1780 – Battles – Battle of Lenud’s Ferry in South Carolina
  • 05/25/1780 – Battles – Battle of St. Louis (Spanish Louisiana) in Missouri
  • 05/29/1780 – Battles – Battle of Waxhaws in South Carolina
  • 06/06/1780 – Battles – Battle of Connecticut Farms in New Jersey
  • 06/08/1780 – Battles – Battle of Mobley’s Meeting House in South Carolina
  • 06/15/1780 – Independence – Massachusetts State Constitution Ratified
  • 06/20/1780 – Battles – Battle of Ramsour’s Mill in North Carolina
  • 06/23/1780 – Battles – Battle of Springfield in New Jersey
  • 07/10/1780 – Events – Comte de Rochambeau Arrives in America, at Newport, Rhode Island
  • 07/12/1780 – Battles – Huck’s Defeat in South Carolina
  • 07/20/1780 – Battles – Battle of Bull’s Ferry in New Jersey Begins
  • 07/21/1780 – Battles – Battle of Colson’s Mill in North Carolina
  • 08/01/1780 – Battles – Battle of Rocky Mount in South Carolina
  • 08/06/1780 – Battles – Battle of Hanging Rock in South Carolina
  • 08/08/1780 – Battles – Battle of Piqua in Ohio
  • 08/09/1780 – Battles – Spanish, French, and British Action of 9 August 1780 Near the Azore Islands (Naval Battle)
  • 08/16/1780 – Battles – Battle of Camden in South Carolina
  • 08/18/1780 – Battles – Battle of Fishing Creek in South Carolina
  • 08/18/1780 – Battles – Battle of Musgrove Hill in South Carolina
  • 09/14/1780 – Battles – Battle of Black Mingo in South Carolina
  • 09/21/1780 – Battles – Battle of Wahab’s Plantation in North Carolina
  • 09/26/1780 – Battles – Battle of Charotte in North Carolina
  • 10/07/1780 – Battles – Battle of King’s Mountain in South Carolina
  • 10/16/1780 – Battles – Royalton Raid in Vermont
  • 10/19/1780 – Battles – Battle of Klock’s Field in New York
  • 11/05/1780 – Battles – LaBalme’s Defeat in Indiana
  • 11/09/1780 – Battles – Battle of Fishdam Ford in South Carolina
  • 11/20/1780 – Battles – Battle of Blackstock’s Farm in South Carolina
  • 11/23/1780 – Battles – Battle of Fort. St. George in New York
  • 01/06/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Island of Jersey Off the Coast of Great Britain
  • 01/07/1781 – Battles – Battle of Mobile in (West Florida) Alabama
  • 01/17/1781 – Battles – Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina
  • 02/01/1781 – Battles – Battle of Cowen’s Ford in North Carolina
  • 02/03/1781 – Battles – British Capture of Dutch Sint Eustatius Island in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)
  • 02/25/1781 – Battles – Pyle’s Massacre (Battle of Haw River) in North Carolina
  • 03/01/1781 – Independence – Congress of the Confederation Established (from the Continental Congress)
  • 03/01/1781 – Independence – Articles of Confederation Ratified by the All 13 States
  • 03/06/1781 – Battles – Battle of Wetzell’s Mill in North Carolina
  • 03/09/1781 – Battles – Siege of Pensacola, Florida Begins
  • 03/15/1781 – Battles – Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina
  • 03/16/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of Cape Henry Off Cape Henry in Virginia (Naval Battle)
  • 04/15/1781 – Battles – Siege of Fort Watson in South Carolina Begins
  • 04/16/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Portuguese Colony Porto Praya at Praia Near Africa (Naval Battle)
  • 04/25/1781 – Battles – Battle of Blandford (Petersburg) in Virginia
  • 04/25/1781 – Battles – Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill (Second Battle of Camden) in South Carolina
  • 04/29/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of Fort Royal Off Martinique in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 05/01/1781 – Battles – French and British Action of 1 May 1781 Near France (Naval Battle)
  • 05/08/1781 – Battles – Battle of Fort Motte in South Carolina Begins
  • 05/22/1781 – Battles – Siege of Augusta, Georgia Begins
  • 05/22/1781 – Battles – Siege of Ninety Six in South Carolina Begins
  • 05/24/1781 – Battles – French Invasion of British Tobago Island Near South America Begins
  • 06/26/1781 – Battles – Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary in Virginia
  • 07/06/1781 – Battles – Battle of Green Spring in Virginia
  • 07/09/1781 – Battles – Francisco’s Fight in Virginia Begins
  • 07/21/1781 – Battles – French and British Action of 21 July 1781 Near Nova Scotia in Canada (Naval Battle)
  • 08/19/1781 – Battles – Spain Invasion of British Minorca Island off of Spain
  • 08/24/1781 – Battles – Lochry’s Defeat in Indiana
  • 08/28/1781 – Battles – Capture of the USS Trumbull Ship Near Delaware (Naval Battle)
  • 09/05/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Chesapeake Off Virginia (Naval Battle)
  • 09/06/1781 – Battles – Battle of Groton Heights in Connecticut
  • 09/08/1781 – Battles – Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina
  • 09/13/1781 – Battles – Battle of Lindley’s Mill in North Carolina
  • 09/13/1781 – Battles – Long Run Massacre in Kentucky
  • 09/28/1781 – Battles – Siege of Yorktown in Virginia Begins
  • 10/03/1781 – Battles – Battle of Fort Slongo in New York
  • 10/19/1781 – Events – British Surrender Yorktown in Virginia
  • 10/25/1781 – Battles – Battle of Johnstown in New York
  • 12/12/1781 – Battles – French and British Second Battle of Ushant Near France (Naval Battle)
  • 01/11/1782 – Battles – French Siege of British Brimstone Hill (Saint Kitts) in the West Indies Begins
  • 01/25/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Saint Kitts in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 02/17/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Sadras Near India (Naval Battle)
  • 02/22/1782 – Battles – French Capture of British Montserrat in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 02/27/1782 – Peace Negotiations – The British House of Commons Votes Against Further War with the United States
  • 03/08/1782 – Battles – Gnadenhutten Massacre in Ohio
  • 03/16/1782 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Roatan Island Near Honduras (Naval Battle)
  • 03/16/1782 – Battles – Spanish and British Action of 16 March 1782 Off Straight of Gibraltar Near Africa (Naval Battle)
  • 03/20/1782 – Peace Negotiations – Prime Minister Lord North Resigns. His Successor, Lord Rockingham, Seeks US Peace
  • 03/22/1782 – Battles – Battle of Little Mountain in Kentucky
  • 04/04/1782 – Peace Negotiations – British General Clinton Replaced by Guy Carlton, Tasked to End US Hostilities
  • 04/08/1782 – Battles – Battle of Delaware Bay Near New Jersey (Naval Battle)
  • 04/09/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Saintes Near Dominica in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 04/12/1782 – Peace Negotiations – Peace Talks Between the United States and Britain Begin in Paris
  • 04/13/1782 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of the Black River Near Honduras Begins (Naval Battle)
  • 04/19/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Mona Passage in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)
  • 04/20/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Ushant Near France (Naval Battle)
  • 05/08/1782 – Battles – Spanish Capture of British Bahamas
  • 05/25/1782 – Battles – Crawford Expedition in Ohio Begins
  • 05/28/1782 – Battles – Naval Battle off Halifax (Naval Battle) in Nova Scotia, Canada Begins
  • 07/01/1782 – Battles – Raid on Lunenburg in Nova Scotia, Canada (Naval Battle)
  • 07/06/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Negapatam Near India (Naval Battle)
  • 08/08/1782 – Battles – French Hudson Bay Expedition in Canada
  • 08/15/1782 – Battles – Siege of Bryan Station in Kentucky Begins
  • 08/19/1782 – Battles – Battle of Blue Licks in Kentucky
  • 08/25/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Trincomalee Near Sri Lanka Begins (Naval Battle)
  • 08/26/1782 – Battles – Battle of the Combahee River in South Carolina
  • 09/11/1782 – Battles – Second Siege of Fort Henry in Virginia Begins
  • 10/18/1782 – Battles – French and British Action of 18 October 1782 Near Hispaniola in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)
  • 10/20/1782 – Battles – French Spanish and British Battle of Cape Spartel Near Morocco in Africa (Naval Battle)
  • 11/30/1782 – Peace Negotiations – The United States and Britain Sign a Preliminary Peace Treaty in Paris
  • 12/06/1782 – Battles – French and British Action of 6 December 1782 Off Martinique in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)
  • 12/12/1782 – Battles – Naval Action of 12 December 1782 Near Spain (Naval Battle)
  • 01/20/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Britain Signs Preliminary Peace Treaty with France and Spain in Paris
  • 01/22/1783 – Battles – French and British Action of 22 January 1783 Near Virginia (Naval Battle)
  • 03/09/1783 – Battles – French Capture of the British Turks and Caicos Islands in the West Indies (Naval Battle)
  • 04/11/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Congress of the Confederation Declares an End to Hostilities with Britain
  • 04/14/1783 – Battles – British Capture of the Spanish Bahamas Begins
  • 04/17/1783 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Arkansas Post in Arkansas
  • 06/17/1783 – Battles – British Siege of French Cuddalore in India
  • 06/20/1783 – Battles – French and British Battle of Cuddalore Near India (Naval Battle)
  • 09/03/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Treaty of Paris Signed, Ending the American Revolutionary War
  • 09/03/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Peace Treaties Between Britain and Both France and Spain are Signed, Ending Wars
  • 11/25/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Evacuation Day-The Last of the British Troops in America Leave from New York City
  • 12/23/1783 – New Nation – George Washington Resigns His Commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
  • 01/14/1784 – Peace Negotiations – The Treaty of Paris is Ratified by the Congress of the Confederation
  • 10/22/1784 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Treaty of Fort Stanwix with the Iroquois League in New York
  • 01/21/1785 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Native American Treaty of Fort McIntosh
  • 09/14/1785 – Events – Ben Franklin Returns to Philadelphia After Almost Nine Years in France
  • 01/31/1786 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Treaty of Fort Finney with the Shawnee in Ohio
  • 05/25/1787 – New Nation – Philadelphia Convention Begins Session
  • 09/17/1787 – New Nation – United States Constitution Drafted by the Congress of the Confederation
  • 06/21/1788 – New Nation – United States Constitution Ratified by the Congress of the Confederation
  • 01/09/1789 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Treaty of Fort Harmar with Many Native American Tribes
  • 03/04/1789 – New Nation – 1st United States Congress Session Begins
  • 04/30/1789 – New Nation – George Washington Becomes First President of the United States
  • 09/25/1789 – New Nation – Bill of Rights Drafted
  • 02/25/1791 – New Nation – First Bank of the United States Chartered by Congress
  • 12/15/1791 – New Nation – Bill of Rights Ratified

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