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| 1773 | Rebellion USA Adams, Samuel |  |
| 16th Dec Boston A protest against the British tea tax imposed on Colonialists in Massachusetts |
| 16th Dec Boston The 2nd cousin of President John Adams is the chief instigator of the Boston tea party |
| 1774 | Battle of Lexington USA Adams, Samuel | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| 1774 | Battle of Lexington USA Dawes, William | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| 1774 | Battle of Lexington USA Revere, Paul | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| 1774 | Battle of Lexington USA Warren, Joseph | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| 1774 | Committee Oppression USA Adams, Samuel | |
| Committees of Oppression are established in 300 towns in the American colonies |
| Committees of Oppression report British infringements of liberty |
| Boston Committees of Oppression report to Boston |
| 1775 | Adjutant General USA Gates, Horatio | |
| Appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army |
| 1775 | Battle of Bunker Hill USA Warren, Joseph | |
| 17th June Bunker Hill Killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill |
| 1775 | Battle of Bunker Hill USA Washington, George | |
| 17th June Bunker Hill Commander-in-Chief during the Battle of Bunker Hill |
| 1775 | Battle of Lexington USA Parker, John | |
| 19th April Lexington Commands the Minutemen |
| 1775 | Capture of Saint Johns USA Montgomery, Richard | |
| Saint Johns Americans under General Richard Montgomery capture the British fort of Saint Johns |
| 1775 | Commander USA Washington, George | |
| 3rd July Appointed Commander of the Continental forces |
| 1775 | Major USA Warren, Joseph | |
| Appointed Major General |
| 1775 | Reform USA Washington, George | |
| 3rd July Begins transforming the army while maintaining the Siege of Boston |
| 1776 | Alliance USA Franklin, Benjamin | |
| 28th May Varennes Meets the French Foreign Minister & begins a 2 1/2 yr campaign to win French support |
| 1776 | Battle of Long Island USA Washington, George | |
| Long Island Defeated at Long Island, forced to evacuate New York & retire to Pennsylvania |
| Trenton Re-crosses the Delaware, New Jersey |
| 26th Dec Trenton Cross es the Delaware & wins a victory which turns the tide of the war |
| 26th Dec Trenton Inflicts a major defeat on the British |
| 28th Oct White Plains The British forces inflict heavy casualties on Washington's army |
| 1776 | Congress of Continental USA Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 1776 | Constitution USA Dickinson, John | |
| 12th June Washington Congress appoints a committee headed by John Dickinson to prepare a confederation plan |
| 12th July Washington Presents the plan for confederation of 13 Colonies to Congress |
| 1776 | Constitution USA Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence USA Hancock, John | |
| 4th July Signs the Declaration of Independence in large letters so King George can read it |
| 4th July The Declaration is adopted by the Continental Congress & signed by John Hancock |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence USA Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 4th July Declares equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 11th June Congress appoints Jefferson to a committee to draft the declaration of independence |
| 28th June The draft declaration of independence is presented to Congress |
| 1776 | Diplomacy USA Franklin, Benjamin | |
| 28th May Varennes Meets the French Foreign Minister & begins a 2 1/2 year campaign to win French support |
| 1776 | Diplomatic Commissioner USA Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 26th Sep Appointed Diplomatic Commissioner to negotiate treaties with the European Nations |
| 1776 | Independence USA Hancock, John | |
| 4th July The Declaration is adopted by the Continental Congress & signed by John Hancock |
| 1776 | Independence USA Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 4th July Declares equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 11th June Congress appoints Jefferson to a committee to draft the declaration of independence |
| 28th June The draft declaration of independence is presented to Congress |
| 1776 | Major USA Gates, Horatio | |
| Appointed Major General of the Continental Army |
| 1776 | Seal USA Jefferson, Thomas | |
| 10th Aug Suggests "E Pluribus Unum" as a motto for the Seal of the US |
| 1776 | Siege of Boston USA Ward, Artemas | |
| Boston The British garrison in Boston is then besieged by 15,000 Colonialists |
| Boston The Massachusetts provincial Congress authorizes raising 13,000 militia |
| 1776 | Siege of Trenton USA Washington, George | |
| 25th Dec Trenton Cross es the Delaware River to attack the British garrison at Trenton, New Jersey |
| 1777 | Battle of Brandywine Creek USA Washington, George | |
| 11th Sep Brandywine Creek Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia |
| Germantown General William Howe defeats Washington & occupies Philadelphia |
| 21st Sep Paoli A British victory which forces Congress to move from Philadelphia to York |
| 21st Sep Paoli British victory forcing the evacuation of Philadelphia |
| 21st Sep Paoli Washington is left with dictatorial powers |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Cadwalader, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton General John Cadwalader fights for the American victory over the British |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Greene, Nathaniel | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Hamilton, Alexander | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Haslet, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Colonel John Haslet of Delaware replaces General Mercer and was killed by a shot to the head |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Mercer, Hugh | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton General Mercer is wounded but refuses to surrender, he dies nine days later |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Sullivan, John | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan |
| 1777 | Battle of Princeton USA Washington, George | |
| 3rd Jan Princeton After the battle, Cornwallis abandons many of his posts in New Jersey, and orders his army to retreat to New Brunswick |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Defeats the British, New Jersey |
| 3rd Jan Princeton The battle at Princeton cost the British some 276 men killed, wounded or captured and greatly boosted the morale of the Continental troops, leading 8,000 new recruits to join the Continental Army |
| 3rd Jan Princeton Washington reforms his army, and then splits it into two parts-the smaller left wing under General Nathaniel Greene and the larger right wing under General John Sullivan |
| 1777 | Battle of Saratoga, 1st USA Burgoyne, John | |
| 19th Sep Saratoga Surrenders outside New York, he is unable to link up with General Howe |
| 1777 | Battle of Saratoga, 1st USA Gates, Horatio | |
| 19th Sep Saratoga Major General of the Continental Army |
| 1777 | Battle of Saratoga, 2nd USA Burgoyne, John | |
| 7th Oct Saratoga The USAforces defeat the British |
| 17th Oct Saratoga Surrenders his entire force to the Americans |
| 1777 | President USA Gates, Horatio | |
| Appointed President of the Board of War |
| 1777 | Siege of Philadelphia USA Washington, George | |
| 21st Sep Philadelphia British victory forcing the evacuation of Philadelphia |
| 1778 | Alliance USA Franklin, Benjamin | |
| France joins America against Britain by signing a trade agreement |
| 14th Sep Appointed Diplomatic Representative to France |
| 1779 | Capture of Paulus Hook USA Lee, Henry | |
| 19th Aug Paulus Hook Drives the British from their last major garrison in New Jersey |
| 1779 | Capture of Stony Point USA Wayne, Anthony | |
| 15th July Stony Point Recaptures Stony Point, New Jersey |
| 1779 | Treaty of France USA Franklin, Benjamin | |
| 20th Mar Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American treaty |
| 1780 | Arrest USA Andrew, John | |
| 23rd Sep Tarrytown Captured near Tarrytown carrying plans for Benedict Arnold's surrender of West Point |
| 1780 | Battle of Camden USA Gates, Horatio | |
| 18th Aug Camden Defeated by the British & relieved of his command |
| 1780 | Commander USA Greene, Nathanael | |
| 6th Oct Appointed Commander of the Southern forces by Washington as his "right hand man" |
| 1780 | Major USA Gates, Horatio | |
| 18th Aug Appointed Member of Washington's HQ |
| 1780 | Rebellion USA Washington, George | |
| 25th May Morristown Suppresses a possible mutiny at a winter camp near Morris town after series of defeats |
| 1780 | Trial USA Gates, Horatio | |
| 18th Aug Reinstated after a trial |
| 1781 | Battle of Cowpens USA Morgan, Daniel | |
| 17th Jan Cowpens Morgan retreats to Southern Virginia |
| 1781 | Battle of Yorktown USA Washington, George | |
| Yorktown Yorktown, Virginia, surrenders to Washington & the French fleet |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| 19th Oct Yorktown Lord Cornwallis surrenders with 7,000 men marking the end of fighting in the war |
| 1782 | Peace USA Franklin, Benjamin | |
| 12th April Washington American-British Peace talks begin when Benjamin Franklin meets Richard Oswald |
| 30th Nov Puts his signature to the preliminary peace treaty |
| 1783 | Peace USA Jay, John | |
| Paris With Benjamin Franklin & John Adams , concludes the American revolution |
| 1783 | Peace USA Washington, George | |
| 11th April Washington Congress formally proclaims end to War against Britain |
| 23rd Dec Resigns as Commander-in-Chief |
| 1784 | Treaty of Paris USA Washington, George | |
| 14th Jan Paris The USACongress ratifies the treaty of Paris |
| 14th Jan Paris The USACongress ratifies the treaty of Paris |