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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War

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the Stamp Act was imposed to provide increased revenues to meet the costs of defending the enlarged British Empire.

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A series of four acts, the Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament

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In Boston, a small British army detachment that was threatened by mob harassment opened fire and killed five people

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Protesting both a tax on tea (taxation without representation)

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In retaliation for colonial resistance to British rule during the winter of 1773–74

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September 5, 1774: First Continental Congress convenes

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September 5, 1774: First Continental Congress convenes

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Called by the Committees of Correspondence in response to the Intolerable Acts

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March 23, 1775: Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech

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March 23, 1775: Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech

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Convinced that war with Great Britain was inevitable, Virginian Patrick Henry

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April 18–19, 1775: Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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April 18–19, 1775: Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington (both in Massachusetts)

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Breed’s Hill in Charlestown was the primary locus of combat in the misleadingly named Battle of Bunker Hill

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January 1776: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published

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January 1776: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published

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In late 1775 the colonial conflict with the British still looked like a civil war

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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence adopted

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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence adopted

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After the Congress recommended that colonies form their own governments, the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson

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September 22, 1776: Nathan Hale executed

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September 22, 1776: Nathan Hale executed

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On September 21, 1776, having penetrated the British lines on Long Island

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December 25–26, 1776: Washington crosses the Delaware

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December 25–26, 1776: Washington crosses the Delaware

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Having been forced to abandon New York City and driven across New Jersey by the British, George Washington and the Continental Army

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October 17, 1777: Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga

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October 17, 1777: Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga

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Moving south from Canada in summer 1777

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December 19, 1777–June 19, 1778: Washington winters at Valley Forge

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December 19, 1777–June 19, 1778: Washington winters at Valley Forge

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Following failures at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, Washington and 11,000 regulars took up winter quarters at Valley Forge

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February 6, 1778: France and the United States form an alliance

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February 6, 1778: France and the United States form an alliance

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The French had secretly furnished financial and material aid to the Americans since 1776

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September 23, 1779: John Paul Jones: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

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September 23, 1779: John Paul Jones: “I have not yet begun to fight!”

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The U.S. battleship the Bonhomme Richard was getting the worst of its battle with the British vessel HMS Serapis off Flamborough Head

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September 1780: Benedict Arnold turns traitor

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September 1780: Benedict Arnold turns traitor

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Having fought valiantly in a number of battles earlier in the war

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March 1, 1781: Articles of Confederation ratified

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March 1, 1781: Articles of Confederation ratified

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The Articles of Confederation, a plan of government organization that served as a bridge between the initial government by the Continental Congress and the federal government provided under the U.S. Constitution of 1787

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September–October 1781: Siege of Yorktown

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September–October 1781: Siege of Yorktown

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After winning a costly victory at Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina, on March 15, 1781

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September 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the war 

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September 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the war 

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After the British defeat at Yorktown, the land battles in America largely died out