Key HappeningsCategoryAllEarly ColonizationCollegesCauses of WarAlliesEventsIndependencePeace NegotiationsNew NationBattles01/01/1776 – Battles – Burning of Norfolk in Virginia01/02/1777 – Battles – Second Battle of Trenton, New Jersey (Assunpink Creek) (New Jersey Campaign)01/03/1777 – Battles – Battle of Princeton, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)01/05/1776 – Independence – New Hampshire State Constitution Ratified01/05/1777 – 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)01/06/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Island of Jersey Off the Coast of Great Britain01/07/1781 – Battles – Battle of Mobile in (West Florida) Alabama01/08/1780 – Battles – Spanish and British Action of 8 January 1780 Near Spain (Naval Battle)01/09/1789 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Treaty of Fort Harmar with Many Native American Tribes01/10/1776 – Events – Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, Published01/10/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Chatham, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)01/11/1782 – Battles – French Siege of British Brimstone Hill (Saint Kitts) in the West Indies Begins01/14/1784 – Peace Negotiations – The Treaty of Paris is Ratified by the Congress of the Confederation01/15/1777 – 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)01/16/1780 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Cape St. Vincent Near Portugal01/17/1706 – Events – Ben Franklin Born in Boston, Massachusetts01/17/1781 – Battles – Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina01/20/1777 – Battles – Battle of Millstone in Manville, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)01/20/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Britain Signs Preliminary Peace Treaty with France and Spain in Paris01/21/1785 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Native American Treaty of Fort McIntosh01/22/1783 – Battles – French and British Action of 22 January 1783 Near Virginia (Naval Battle)01/23/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Woodbridge, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)01/25/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Saint Kitts in the West Indies (Naval Battle)01/27/1678 – Early Colonization – Boston Organizes the First Paid Fire Department01/27/1777 – Events – The Continental Congress Adjourns to Baltimore, Maryland01/31/1786 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Treaty of Fort Finney with the Shawnee in Ohio02/01/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Drake’s Farm Near Metuchen, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)02/01/1781 – Battles – Battle of Cowen’s Ford in North Carolina02/03/1779 – Battles – Battle of Beaufort (Port Royal Island), South Carolina02/03/1780 – Battles – Battle of Young’s House in New York02/03/1781 – Battles – British Capture of Dutch Sint Eustatius Island in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)02/04/1778 – Events – General Henry Clinton Replaces General Howe as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America02/05/1777 – Independence – Georgia State Constitution Adopted02/06/1778 – Allies – Treaty of Alliance Signed Between The Unites States and France – France Officially Enters the War02/08/1683 – Colleges – College of William and Mary Granted a Royal Charter and Founded in Virginia02/10/1763 – Events – End of the French and Indian War02/12/1733 – Early Colonization – English Colony of Georgia Founded02/14/1779 – Battles – Battle of Kettle Creek in Georgia02/15/1778 – Allies – John Adams Sets Sail for France to Serve in a Diplomatic Capacity02/17/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Sadras Near India (Naval Battle)02/21/1766 – Causes of War – Stamp Act of 1765 Repealed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain02/22/1732 – Events – George Washington Born in Virginia02/22/1782 – Battles – French Capture of British Montserrat in the West Indies (Naval Battle)02/23/1777 – Battles – Skirmish at Spanktown (Rahway), New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)02/23/1779 – Battles – Battle of Vincennes in Indiana Begins02/25/1781 – Battles – Pyle’s Massacre (Battle of Haw River) in North Carolina02/25/1791 – New Nation – First Bank of the United States Chartered by Congress02/27/1775 – Causes of War – Conciliatory Resolution Proposed by British Parliament02/27/1776 – Battles – Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina02/27/1782 – Peace Negotiations – The British House of Commons Votes Against Further War with the United States02/28/1681 – Early Colonization – William Penn Given Pennsylvania and Delaware Land Grant02/28/1732 – Events – Poor Richard’s Almanack First Printed03/01/1636 – Colleges – New College (Harvard University) Formed in Massachusetts03/01/1746 – Colleges – College of New Jersey (Princeton University) Founded in New Jersey03/01/1781 – Independence – Articles of Confederation Ratified by the All 13 States03/01/1781 – Independence – Congress of the Confederation Established (from the Continental Congress)03/02/1776 – Battles – Battle of the Rice Boats near Georgia Begins (Naval Battle)03/02/1780 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Fort Charlotte (West Florida) in Alabama Begins03/03/1636 – Early Colonization – English Connecticut Colony Established03/03/1764 – Colleges – The College in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation (Brown University) Chartered03/03/1776 – Allies – Silas Deane Leaves for France to Negotiate Unofficial Assistance from France03/03/1776 – Battles – Battle of Nassau in the Bahamas Begins (Naval Battle)03/03/1779 – Battles – Battle of Brier Creek in Georgia03/04/1776 – Battles – Fortification of Dorchester Heights near Boston Begins (Boston Campaign)03/04/1789 – New Nation – 1st United States Congress Session Begins03/05/1770 – Causes of War – The Boston Massacre03/06/1781 – Battles – Battle of Wetzell’s Mill in North Carolina03/07/1778 – Battles – Battle off Barbados (Naval Battle)03/08/1777 – Battles – Battle of Punk Hill in Bonhamtown, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign) (Forage War)03/08/1782 – Battles – Gnadenhutten Massacre in Ohio03/09/1776 – Events – The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Published03/09/1781 – Battles – Siege of Pensacola, Florida Begins03/09/1783 – Battles – French Capture of the British Turks and Caicos Islands in the West Indies (Naval Battle)03/12/1777 – Events – The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia03/13/1777 – Independence – The Continental Congress Issues a Call for Qualified Military Experts from Europe03/15/1781 – Battles – Battle of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina03/16/1751 – Events – James Madison Born in Virginia03/16/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of Cape Henry Off Cape Henry in Virginia (Naval Battle)03/16/1782 – Battles – Spanish and British Action of 16 March 1782 Off Straight of Gibraltar Near Africa (Naval Battle)03/16/1782 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Roatan Island Near Honduras (Naval Battle)03/17/1776 – Battles – Siege of Boston, Massachusetts Ends (Boston Campaign)03/17/1778 – Events – Britain Declares War on France03/17/1780 – Battles – San Juan Expedition Begins Near Nicaragua03/18/1766 – Causes of War – Declaratory Act Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain03/18/1778 – Battles – Battle of Quinton’s Bridge in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)03/20/1774 – Causes of War – Trade Act of 1774 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain (One of the Intolerable Acts)03/20/1782 – Peace Negotiations – Prime Minister Lord North Resigns. His Successor, Lord Rockingham, Seeks US Peace03/22/1765 – Causes of War – Stamp Act of 1765 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain03/22/1782 – Battles – Battle of Little Mountain in Kentucky03/24/1663 – Early Colonization – English Charter Granted for the Province of Carolina03/25/1776 – Battles – Battle of Saint-Pierre near Quebec (Quebec Campaign)03/26/1776 – Independence – South Carolina State Constitution Adopted03/29/1638 – Early Colonization – Sweden Establishes New Sweden Colony (Delaware)03/29/1780 – Battles – Siege of Charleston, South Carolina03/30/1775 – Causes of War – New England Restraining Act of 1775 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain04/01/1623 – Early Colonization – English Colonies Established in New Hampshire04/01/1636 – Early Colonization – English Providence Plantation Settled (Rhode Island)04/01/1778 – Causes of War – Taxation of Colonies Act of 1778 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain04/04/1782 – Peace Negotiations – British General Clinton Replaced by Guy Carlton, Tasked to End US Hostilities04/05/1764 – Causes of War – Sugar Act Passed by the Parliament of Great Britain04/06/1776 – Battles – Battle of Block Island near Rhode Island (Naval Battle)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)04/11/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Congress of the Confederation Declares an End to Hostilities with Britain04/12/1770 – Causes of War – Repeal Act of 1770 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain04/12/1779 – Allies – France and Spain Sign the Treaty of Aranjuez – Spain Officially Enters the American Revolution04/12/1782 – Peace Negotiations – Peace Talks Between the United States and Britain Begin in Paris04/13/1743 – Events – Thomas Jefferson Born in Virginia04/13/1775 – Causes of War – New England Restraining Act of 1775 was Expanded to Include Additional Colonies04/13/1777 – Battles – Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)04/13/1782 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of the Black River Near Honduras Begins (Naval Battle)04/14/1780 – Battles – Battle of Monck’s Corner in South Carolina04/14/1783 – Battles – British Capture of the Spanish Bahamas Begins04/15/1781 – Battles – Siege of Fort Watson in South Carolina Begins04/16/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Portuguese Colony Porto Praya at Praia Near Africa (Naval Battle)04/17/1780 – Battles – Second French and British Battle of Martinique in the West Indies (Naval Battle)04/17/1783 – Battles – Spanish and British Battle of Arkansas Post in Arkansas04/18/1775 – Events – Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Others Ride to Warn that the British are Coming04/19/1775 – Battles – Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts (Boston Campaign)04/19/1775 – Battles – Siege of Boston, Massachusetts Begins (Boston Campaign)04/19/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Mona Passage in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)04/20/1775 – Battles – Gunpowder Affair in Williamsburg, Virginia04/20/1777 – Independence – New York State Constitution Adopted04/20/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Ushant Near France (Naval Battle)04/22/1778 – Peace Negotiations – British Carlisle Peace Commission Efforts Rejected by the Continental Congress04/24/1778 – Battles – North Channel Naval Duel Near Great Britain in the Irish Sea (Naval Battle)04/25/1781 – Battles – Battle of Blandford (Petersburg) in Virginia04/25/1781 – Battles – Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill (Second Battle of Camden) in South Carolina04/27/1777 – Battles – Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut04/29/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of Fort Royal Off Martinique in the West Indies (Naval Battle)04/30/1789 – New Nation – George Washington Becomes First President of the United States05/01/1778 – Battles – Battle of Crooked Billet in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)05/01/1781 – Battles – French and British Action of 1 May 1781 Near France (Naval Battle)05/02/1733 – Causes of War – Molasses Act Passed by Act of Parliament of Great Britain05/03/1765 – Causes of War – Quartering Act of 1765 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain05/04/1699 – Causes of War – Wool Act Passed as an Act of the Parliament of England05/06/1780 – Battles – Battle of Lenud’s Ferry in South Carolina05/08/1781 – Battles – Battle of Fort Motte in South Carolina Begins05/08/1782 – Battles – Spanish Capture of British Bahamas05/10/1773 – Causes of War – Tea Act of 1773 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain05/10/1775 – Battles – Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Colonial Militia05/10/1775 – Independence – Second Continental Congress Session Begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania05/10/1779 – Battles – Chesapeake Raids Near Virginia05/17/1562 – Early Colonization – French Colony of Parris Island Established (South Carolina)05/17/1777 – Battles – Battle of Thomas Creek, Florida05/18/1776 – Battles – Battle of the Cedars Near Quebec Begins (Quebec Campaign)05/20/1774 – Causes of War – Administration of Justice Act of 1774 Received Royal Assent (One of the Intolerable Acts)05/20/1774 – Causes of War – Massachusetts Government Act of 1774 Received Royal Assent (One of the Intolerable Acts)05/22/1778 – Battles – Battle of Barren Hill in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)05/22/1781 – Battles – Siege of Augusta, Georgia Begins05/22/1781 – Battles – Siege of Ninety Six in South Carolina Begins05/24/1607 – Early Colonization – English Jamestown Settlement Established (Virginia)05/24/1777 – Battles – Meigs Raid in Sag Harbor, New York05/24/1781 – Battles – French Invasion of British Tobago Island Near South America Begins05/25/1778 – Battles – Warren and Bristol Raid in Rhode Island (Hope Bay Raids)05/25/1780 – Battles – Battle of St. Louis (Spanish Louisiana) in Missouri05/25/1782 – Battles – Crawford Expedition in Ohio Begins05/25/1787 – New Nation – Philadelphia Convention Begins Session05/27/1775 – Battles – Battle of Chelsea Creek Begins in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (Boston Campaign)05/28/1754 – Events – Start of the French and Indian War05/28/1782 – Battles – Naval Battle off Halifax (Naval Battle) in Nova Scotia, Canada Begins05/29/1780 – Battles – Battle of Waxhaws in South Carolina05/30/1778 – Battles – Battle of Cobleskill in New York05/30/1778 – Battles – Freetown Raid in Massachusetts (Hope Bay Raids)06/01/1440 – Early Colonization – Johannes Gutenberg Unveils Moveable-Type Printing Press06/01/1626 – Early Colonization – English Salem Colony Established (Massachusetts)06/01/1732 – Causes of War – Hat Act Passed by Act of Parliament of Great Britain06/01/1779 – Battles – Battle of Chillicothe in Ohio06/02/1774 – Causes of War – Quartering Act of 1774 Passed by an Act of Parliament (One of the Intolerable Acts)06/03/1779 – Battles – French and Spanish Armada of 1779 Set Sail for Great Britain (Naval Battle)06/06/1780 – Battles – Battle of Connecticut Farms in New Jersey06/08/1776 – Battles – Battle of Trois-Rivieres in Quebec (Quebec Campaign)06/08/1780 – Battles – Battle of Mobley’s Meeting House in South Carolina06/09/1772 – Causes of War – Gaspee Affair06/11/1727 – Events – King George II of Great Britain Takes the Throne06/11/1775 – Battles – Naval Battle of Machias Begins in Maine (Naval Battle)06/11/1776 – Independence – Thomas Jefferson and a Team of Others Selected to Draft the Declaration of Independence06/12/1776 – Independence – Virginia Declaration of Rights Ratified06/13/1777 – Events – The Marquis de Lafayette Arrives in America in South Carolina06/14/1775 – Independence – Continental Army Formed06/14/1777 – Independence – The Continental Congress Adopts the National Flag06/15/1767 – Causes of War – New York Restraining Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent (One of the Townshend Acts)06/15/1775 – Independence – George Washington Named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army06/15/1780 – Independence – Massachusetts State Constitution Ratified06/16/1775 – Independence – Committee on Indian Affairs Established by the Second Continental Congress06/16/1779 – Battles – French Begin Capture of British Colony of Saint Vincent in the West Indies06/17/1775 – Battles – Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill in Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Campaign)06/17/1783 – Battles – British Siege of French Cuddalore in India06/18/1778 – Events – British Abandon Occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania06/18/1779 – Battles – Sullivan Expedition Begins in Pennsylvania06/19/1754 – Events – The Albany Congress Begins Session in Albany, New York06/20/1632 – Early Colonization – English Maryland Colony Charter Confirmed06/20/1779 – Battles – Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina06/20/1780 – Battles – Battle of Ramsour’s Mill in North Carolina06/20/1783 – Battles – French and British Battle of Cuddalore Near India (Naval Battle)06/21/1776 – Independence – Thomas Jefferson Shares First Draft of the Declaration of Independence with Others in Congress06/21/1788 – New Nation – United States Constitution Ratified by the Congress of the Confederation06/22/1775 – Independence – Continental Currency Issued by the Second Continental Congress06/23/1780 – Battles – Battle of Springfield in New Jersey06/24/1750 – Causes of War – Iron Act Passed by Act of Parliament of Great Britain06/24/1779 – Battles – Great French and Spanish Siege of British Gibraltar Begins06/26/1777 – Battles – Battle of Short Hills in Scotch Plains, New Jersey06/26/1781 – Battles – Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary in Virginia06/28/1776 – Battles – Battle of Sullivan’s Island Near Charleston, South Carolina06/28/1778 – Battles – Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)06/29/1767 – Causes of War – Commissioners of Customs Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent (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 – Revenue Act of 1767 Received Royal Assent of Great Britain (One of the Townshend Acts)06/29/1776 – Battles – Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet Near Cape May New Jersey (Naval Battle)06/29/1776 – Independence – Virginia State Constitution Adopted06/30/1676 – Early Colonization – Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia06/30/1778 – Battles – Battle of Alligator Bridge in Florida07/01/1731 – Early Colonization – The Library Company of Philadelphia is Established07/01/1754 – Colleges – King’s College (Columbia University) Takes First Students in New York07/01/1782 – Battles – Raid on Lunenburg in Nova Scotia, Canada (Naval Battle)07/02/1776 – Battles – British Forces Land at Staten Island New York, the New York Campaign Begins07/02/1776 – Independence – New Jersey State Constitution Adopted07/02/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Ticonderoga in New York Begins (Saratoga Campaign)07/02/1778 – Events – The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia07/02/1779 – Battles – French Capture of British Grenada in the West Indies Begins07/03/1778 – Battles – Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania07/03/1779 – Battles – Tryon’s Raid in Connecticut Begins (Naval Battle)07/04/1584 – Early Colonization – English Colony of Roanoke Established (Virginia)07/04/1776 – Independence – Declaration of Independence Adopted by the Second Continental Congress07/06/1768 – Causes of War – Vice Admiralty Court Act of 1768 Passed by an Act of Parliament (One of the Townshend Acts)07/06/1775 – Independence – The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms is Issued07/06/1779 – Battles – British Attack of French Grenada in the West Indies (Naval Battle)07/06/1781 – Battles – Battle of Green Spring in Virginia07/06/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Negapatam Near India (Naval Battle)07/07/1777 – Battles – Battle of Hubbardton, New Hampshire (Saratoga Campaign)07/08/1775 – Causes of War – Olive Branch Petition Sent to London from the Second Continental Congress07/08/1776 – Independence – First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence, Read in Philadelphia07/08/1777 – Battles – Battle of Fort Ann in New York (Saratoga Campaign)07/09/1781 – Battles – Francisco’s Fight in Virginia Begins07/10/1780 – Events – Comte de Rochambeau Arrives in America, at Newport, Rhode Island07/12/1780 – Battles – Huck’s Defeat in South Carolina07/15/1776 – Battles – Battle of Lindley’s Fort in South Carolina07/16/1779 – Battles – Battle of Stony Point in New York07/19/1779 – Battles – Battle of Minisink in New York07/20/1780 – Battles – Battle of Bull’s Ferry in New Jersey Begins07/21/1780 – Battles – Battle of Colson’s Mill in North Carolina07/21/1781 – Battles – French and British Action of 21 July 1781 Near Nova Scotia in Canada (Naval Battle)07/24/1764 – Causes of War – Currency Act of 1764 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain07/24/1779 – Battles – Penobscot Expedition Begins in Maine (Naval Battle)07/25/1729 – Early Colonization – North Carolina becomes an English Royal Colony07/25/1729 – Early Colonization – South Carolina becomes an English Royal Colony07/26/1775 – Independence – Post Office Created by the Second Continental Congress07/27/1778 – Battles – Battle of Ushant Near France (Naval Battle)08/01/1607 – Early Colonization – English Popham (Sagadahoc) Colony Established (Maine)08/01/1714 – Events – King George I of Great Britain Takes the Throne08/01/1780 – Battles – Battle of Rocky Mount in South Carolina08/02/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Stanwix in New York (Saratoga Campaign)08/06/1777 – Battles – Battle of Oriskany in New York (Saratoga Campaign)08/06/1780 – Battles – Battle of Hanging Rock in South Carolina08/08/1775 – Battles – Battle of Gloucester Begins in Massachusetts (Boston Campaign) (Naval Battle)08/08/1780 – Battles – Battle of Piqua in Ohio08/08/1782 – Battles – French Hudson Bay Expedition in Canada08/09/1780 – Battles – Spanish, French, and British Action of 9 August 1780 Near the Azore Islands (Naval Battle)08/13/1751 – Colleges – The Academy of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) Takes in its First Students in Pennsylvania08/13/1777 – Battles – Battle of Machias (in Maine) Begins08/14/1765 – Independence – Sons of Liberty Perform First Widely Recognized Act08/14/1779 – Peace Negotiations – The Continental Congress Approves a Peace Plan Proposal Requiring British Evacuation08/15/1782 – Battles – Siege of Bryan Station in Kentucky Begins08/16/1777 – Battles – Battle of Bennington in New York (Saratoga Campaign)08/16/1780 – Battles – Battle of Camden in South Carolina08/18/1587 – Early Colonization – Birth of Virginia Dare – First American Born by English Parents08/18/1780 – Battles – Battle of Fishing Creek in South Carolina08/18/1780 – Battles – Battle of Musgrove Hill in South Carolina08/19/1779 – Battles – Battle of Paulus Hook (Jersey City) in New Jersey08/19/1781 – Battles – Spain Invasion of British Minorca Island off of Spain08/19/1782 – Battles – Battle of Blue Licks in Kentucky08/21/1778 – Battles – Siege of Pondicherry French Colony in India Begins08/22/1777 – Battles – Battle of Setauket in New York08/22/1777 – Battles – Battle of Staten Island in New York08/23/1775 – Events – A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition Issued by King George III08/24/1781 – Battles – Lochry’s Defeat in Indiana08/25/1782 – Battles – French and British Battle of Trincomalee Near Sri Lanka Begins (Naval Battle)08/26/1782 – Battles – Battle of the Combahee River in South Carolina08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (Delaware) from the Dutch08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (New Jersey) from the Dutch08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (New York) from the Dutch08/27/1664 – Early Colonization – English Capture New Amsterdam Colony (Pennsylvania) from the Dutch08/27/1776 – Battles – Battle of Long Island, New York (New York Campaign)08/28/1781 – Battles – Capture of the USS Trumbull Ship Near Delaware (Naval Battle)08/29/1778 – Battles – Battle of Rhode Island (Quaker Hill, Newport)08/29/1779 – Battles – Battle of Newtown in New York08/30/1775 – Battles – Shelling of Stonington, Connecticut09/01/1774 – Causes of War – Powder Alarm Near Boston09/01/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Henry in Virginia09/03/1777 – Battles – Battle of Cooch’s Bridge (Iron Hill) in Newark, Delaware09/03/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Peace Treaties Between Britain and Both France and Spain are Signed, Ending Wars09/03/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Treaty of Paris Signed, Ending the American Revolutionary War09/05/1774 – Independence – First Continental Congress Session Begins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania09/05/1778 – Battles – Grey’s Raid in Massachusetts09/05/1781 – Battles – French and British Battle of the Chesapeake Off Virginia (Naval Battle)09/06/1774 – Independence – Worcester, Massachusetts Revolution (Overturning British Rule)09/06/1781 – Battles – Battle of Groton Heights in Connecticut09/07/1565 – Early Colonization – Spanish Colony of St. Augustine Established (Florida)09/07/1778 – Battles – French Invasion and Capture of Dominica British Colony in the West Indies09/07/1778 – Battles – Native American Siege of Boonesborough in Kentucky Begins09/07/1779 – Battles – Spanish Capture of British Fort Bute in (West Florida) Louisiana09/08/1781 – Battles – Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina09/10/1779 – Battles – Battle of Lake Pontchartrain in (West Florida) Louisiana (Naval Battle)09/11/1776 – Peace Negotiations – Staten Island Peace Conference Held on Staten Island, New York09/11/1777 – Battles – Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)09/11/1782 – Battles – Second Siege of Fort Henry in Virginia Begins09/12/1779 – Battles – Battle of Baton Rouge in (West Florida) Louisiana Begins09/13/1779 – Battles – Boyd and Parker Ambush in New York09/13/1781 – Battles – Battle of Lindley’s Mill in North Carolina09/13/1781 – Battles – Long Run Massacre in Kentucky09/14/1779 – Battles – Spanish and British Action of 14 September 1779 off the Azore Islands (Naval Battle)09/14/1780 – Battles – Battle of Black Mingo in South Carolina09/14/1785 – Events – Ben Franklin Returns to Philadelphia After Almost Nine Years in France09/15/1655 – Early Colonization – Dutch Capture New Sweden and Incorporate it into New Amsterdam09/15/1776 – Battles – Landing at Kip’s Bay Near New York City (New York Campaign)09/15/1776 – Events – British Take Control of New York City09/15/1779 – Battles – Spanish Capture of British Settlement Saint George’s Caye Near Belize09/16/1776 – Battles – Battle of Harlem Heights in New York City (New York Campaign)09/16/1777 – Battles – Battle of Whitehorse Tavern (the Clouds, Goshen) in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)09/16/1779 – Battles – Siege of Savannah, Georgia Begins09/17/1630 – Early Colonization – English Boston Settlement Officially Named (Massachusetts)09/17/1775 – Battles – Siege of Fort St. Jean in Quebec in Canada Begins (Invasion of Quebec)09/17/1778 – Battles – Attack on German Flatts in New York09/17/1787 – New Nation – United States Constitution Drafted by the Congress of the Confederation09/18/1777 – Events – The Continental Congress Leaves Philadelphia and the Liberty Bell is Relocated to Allentown09/19/1777 – Battles – First Battle of Saratoga in New York (Saratoga Campaign)09/20/1776 – Independence – Delaware State Constitution Adopted09/20/1777 – Battles – Battle of Paoli in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)09/21/1780 – Battles – Battle of Wahab’s Plantation in North Carolina09/23/1779 – Battles – Battle of Flamborough Head in the North Sea Near Great Britain (Naval Battle)09/24/1776 – Independence – Model Treaty Accepted by the Second Continental Congress09/25/1789 – New Nation – Bill of Rights Drafted09/26/1777 – Battles – Siege of Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Begins (Philadelphia Campaign)09/26/1777 – Events – Baron von Steuben Arrives in America at Portsmouth, New Hampshire09/26/1777 – Events – British Capture Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)09/26/1780 – Battles – Battle of Charotte in North Carolina09/27/1778 – Battles – Baylor Massacre in River Vale, New Jersey09/28/1776 – Independence – Pennsylvania State Constitution Ratified09/28/1781 – Battles – Siege of Yorktown in Virginia Begins10/02/1729 – Events – Ben Franklin buys the Pennsylvania Gazette Newspaper10/02/1778 – Battles – Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga in New York Begins10/03/1781 – Battles – Battle of Fort Slongo in New York10/04/1777 – Battles – Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)10/06/1723 – Events – Ben Franklin Arrives in Philadelphia10/06/1777 – Battles – Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery Near West Point, New York (Saratoga Campaign)10/06/1778 – Battles – Battle of Chestnut Neck in New Jersey10/07/1763 – Causes of War – Royal Proclamation of 1763 Issued10/07/1765 – Independence – Stamp Act Congress Begins Session In New York City10/07/1774 – Independence – Massachusetts Provincial Congress Formed10/07/1777 – Battles – Second Battle of Saratoga in New York (Saratoga Campaign)10/07/1780 – Battles – Battle of King’s Mountain in South Carolina10/09/1651 – Causes of War – Navigation Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England10/09/1701 – Colleges – Collegiate School (Yale University) Founded in Connecticut10/11/1614 – Early Colonization – Dutch Establish Trade Center in New Amsterdam (New York)10/11/1775 – Events – General William Howe Replaces General Gage as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America10/11/1776 – Battles – Battle of Valcour Island in New York (Quebec Campaign) (Naval Battle)10/13/1775 – Independence – Continental Navy Established by the Second Continental Congress10/14/1774 – Independence – Declaration of Colonial Rights Adopted by the First Continental Congress10/15/1621 – Early Colonization – “First Thanksgiving†at Plymouth10/15/1778 – Battles – The Affair at Little Egg Harbor in New Jersey10/16/1779 – Battles – British and Spanish Battle of San Fernando de Omoa (Guatemala) in Honduras Begins10/16/1780 – Battles – Royalton Raid in Vermont10/18/1775 – Battles – Burning of Falmouth, Massachusetts (Present Day Portland, Maine)10/18/1782 – Battles – French and British Action of 18 October 1782 Near Hispaniola in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)10/19/1780 – Battles – Battle of Klock’s Field in New York10/19/1781 – Events – British Surrender Yorktown in Virginia10/20/1782 – Battles – French Spanish and British Battle of Cape Spartel Near Morocco in Africa (Naval Battle)10/22/1774 – Causes of War – Proposal for a Plan of Compromise Rejected by One Vote in the First Continental Congress10/22/1777 – Battles – Battle of Red Bank in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)10/22/1784 – Peace Negotiations – The United States Finalized the Treaty of Fort Stanwix with the Iroquois League in New York10/24/1778 – Battles – Carleton’s Raid Near Vermont and New York10/25/1760 – Events – King George III of Great Britain Takes the Throne10/25/1774 – Causes of War – Petition to the King Ratified by the First Continental Congress10/25/1781 – Battles – Battle of Johnstown in New York10/26/1776 – Allies – Ben Franklin Sets Sail for France as Commissioner of the United States Seeking an Alliance10/28/1776 – Battles – Battle of White Plains in New Jersey (New York Campaign)10/30/1735 – Events – John Adams Born in Massachusetts10/31/1517 – Early Colonization – Martin Luther Reveals His Ninety-Five Theses11/03/1534 – Early Colonization – King Henry VIII of England Declared the Act of Supremacy11/05/1780 – Battles – LaBalme’s Defeat in Indiana11/09/1780 – Battles – Battle of Fishdam Ford in South Carolina11/10/1766 – Colleges – Queen’s College (Rutgers University) Chartered in New Jersey11/10/1775 – Independence – Continental Marines Established by the Second Continental Congress11/10/1776 – Battles – Battle of Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia, Canada Begins11/11/1775 – Battles – Snow Campaign Begins in South Carolina11/11/1776 – Independence – Maryland Constitution Adopted11/11/1778 – Battles – Cherry Valley Massacre in New York11/11/1779 – Battles – British and Spanish Action of 11 November 1779 Near Portugal (Naval Battle)11/15/1775 – Battles – Battle of Kemp’s Landing in Virginia11/15/1777 – Independence – Articles of Confederation Drafted by the Second Continental Congress11/16/1776 – Battles – Battle of Fort Washington, New York11/19/1775 – Battles – First Siege of Ninety Six, South Carolina Begins (Snow Campaign)11/20/1780 – Battles – Battle of Blackstock’s Farm in South Carolina11/23/1780 – Battles – Battle of Fort. St. George in New York11/24/1751 – Causes of War – Currency Act of 1751 Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain11/25/1777 – Battles – Battle of Gloucester in New Jersey (Philadelphia Campaign)11/25/1783 – Peace Negotiations – Evacuation Day-The Last of the British Troops in America Leave from New York City11/29/1775 – Independence – Committee of Correspondence (Foreign Affairs) Established by the Second Continental Congress11/30/1782 – Peace Negotiations – The United States and Britain Sign a Preliminary Peace Treaty in Paris12/01/1774 – Independence – Continental Association Adopted by the First Continental Congress12/05/1777 – Battles – Battle of White Marsh in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)12/06/1782 – Battles – French and British Action of 6 December 1782 Off Martinique in the Caribbean (Naval Battle)12/07/1710 – Early Colonization – Province of Carolina Divided into North Carolin and South Carolina12/09/1775 – Battles – Battle of Great Bridge in Virginia12/11/1777 – Battles – Battle of Matson’s Ford in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Campaign)12/12/1781 – Battles – French and British Second Battle of Ushant Near France (Naval Battle)12/12/1782 – Battles – Naval Action of 12 December 1782 Near Spain (Naval Battle)12/13/1769 – Colleges – Dartmouth College Chartered in New Hampshire12/14/1776 – Battles – Ambush of Geary in New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)12/15/1778 – Battles – Battle of St. Lucia in the West Indies (Naval Battle)12/15/1791 – New Nation – Bill of Rights Ratified12/16/1620 – Early Colonization – English Plymouth Colony Established (Massachusetts)12/18/1776 – Independence – North Carolina State Constitution Adopted12/18/1778 – Battles – Capture of French Held St. Lucia by the British in the West Indies Begins12/18/1779 – Battles – French and British Battle of Martinique in the West Indies (Naval Battle)12/19/1777 – Events – Continental Army Arrives at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania12/22/1775 – Causes of War – Prohibitory Act of 1775 Act Passed by an Act of Parliament of Great Britain12/22/1776 – Battles – Battle of Iron Works Hill in Mount Holly, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)12/23/1783 – New Nation – George Washington Resigns His Commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army12/25/1776 – Events – George Washington and the Continental Army Cross the Delaware River to New Jersey12/26/1776 – Battles – Battle of Trenton, New Jersey (New Jersey Campaign)12/29/1778 – Battles – British Capture of Savannah, Georgia12/31/1775 – Battles – Battle of Quebec in Canada (Quebec Campaign)Battles – 1775Battles – 1776Battles – 1777Battles – 1778Battles – 1779Battles – 1780Battles – 1781Battles – 1782Battles – 1783Battles – By YearBattles – Image-Based ListBattles – Statistics SummaryBattles – Stats TableBattles – Text-Based List
