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British troops. The act is resisted or circumvented in most of the colonies. In 1767 and again in 1769, Parliament suspended the governor and legislature of
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establishes administration in territories newly ceded by France. To prevent further violence between settlers and Native
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writ formally annulling the charter. The proceedings are arranged so that the time for the colonial authorities to defend the charter expires before they even learn of the event (June 18)
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with Spain fails to be ratified. Negotiations continued until 1786
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and representatives of the United States of America (November 30)
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Theamericanrevolution.org: Timeline of the American Revolution
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to provide for final adjudication of appeals from state court
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as his winter encampment to keep an eye on the storehouses in
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British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army generals
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To the Betrayed Inhabitants of the City and Colony of New York
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Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
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to Congress its western claims, including territory west of
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to visit the former 13 colonies, takes up residence in the
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established by the Second Continental Congress (October 13)
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The concise illustrated history of the American Revolution
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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Majority of Continental Army in fourth winter quarters at
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as commanding general. This would later become the modern
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
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first achieves a quorum and elects its officers (April 6)
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first achieves a quorum and elects its officers (April 1)
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
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Fremont-Barnes, Gregory, and Richard Alan Ryerson, eds.
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moves into its eighth and final winter quarters, at the
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Rivington's Gazetter renamed Royal Gazette (December 13)
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adopted by the Second Continental Congress (November 15)
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New Jersey for its seventh winter encampment (December)
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results in British forces evacuating Boston (March 4–5)
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and petitions Parliament and the king to repeal the Act
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becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain (January 28)
4029:"Continental Association (Articles of Association)"
2773:(January 28). Two years later, the site is renamed
918:. This ends most fighting in North America between
1529:, also known as Declaration of Rights (October 14)
1149:Although British Parliament repeals the unpopular
3800:Adams becomes the first vice president (April 21)
6604:
3507:George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief
3439:Last skirmish of the conflict takes place near
2216:Delegates in Vermont, which was not one of the
1621:) captured by Lieutenant Samuel Herrick (May 9)
1081:(April 5), intended to raise revenues, and the
693:in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the
5994:Intelligence in the American Revolutionary War
4144:
4058:Bibliography of the American Revolutionary War
2800:(February 1). In 1792, New York will sell the
2107:enters second winter encampment of the war at
1938:Second Continental Congress enacts (July 2) a
1437:Association of the Sons of Liberty in New York
802:approve the charter formally establishing the
6160:
4130:
2705:Continental Army in fifth winter quarters at
2393:Continental Army in third winter quarters at
970:Eastern North America in 1775, including the
639:
6623:Timelines of United States history by period
5107:Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
3803:Washington becomes the first president, at
3731:1788–89 United States presidential election
6167:
6153:
5984:African Americans in the Revolutionary War
4238:Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
4137:
4123:
3754:, only member in attendance, adjourns the
2906:Fort Moultrie falls to the British (May 7)
1402:that supports slavery in England (June 22)
1172:is under the control of the revolutionary
1153:of the previous year, in the simultaneous
673:joined together for independence from the
646:
632:
4027:Continental Congress (October 20, 1774).
3556:, secedes from North Carolina (August 23)
3552:"The State of Frankland," later known as
2448:across the Hudson is completed (April 30)
1433:rather than a variety of sources (May 10)
1280:broadside published anonymously by local
6618:United States military history timelines
3923:1796 United States presidential election
3872:1792 United States presidential election
3733:(December 15, 1788 – January 10, 1789).
3621:
3455:
3139:enters sixth winter with encampments in
3103:John André executed as a spy (October 2)
2779:Some 8,000 British forces under General
2722:
2488:and Theophylact Bache, President of the
2314:
2061:
1920:
1576:
1300:
1131:Delegates from nine colonies attend the
965:
814:
4033:Founders Online (founders.archives.gov)
3643:in Philadelphia (May 25 - September 17)
1867:departs its first winter encampment at
764:Charter arrives in Boston establishing
14:
6605:
6276:Constitution drafting and ratification
5989:Dogs in the American Revolutionary War
2333:Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery
2152:British regulars, under Major General
953:dies and is succeeded by his grandson
766:the Dominion of New England in America
51:Declaration of Independence (painting)
6148:
5901:
5826:
5754:
5325:
4661:
4495:Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
4156:
4118:
4083:A Timeline of the American Revolution
3789:Joint session of Congress counts the
3509:of the Continental Army (December 23)
2492:, for future prisoner exchange (June)
1896:David Mathews previously arrested in
1308:, an engraving by patriot Paul Revere
6104:Daughters of the American Revolution
5902:
4454:Declaration of Rights and Grievances
3542:is ratified by the British (April 9)
2742:Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
2552:, British successfully launch their
1137:Declaration of Rights and Grievances
6099:Children of the American Revolution
5979:Timeline of the American Revolution
3545:Ratified treaties are exchanged in
2397:(December 19, 1777 – June 19, 1778)
1852:Fortification of Dorchester Heights
1217:Secretary of State for the Colonies
659:Timeline of the American Revolution
24:
4760:European allies of King George III
4616:British credit crisis of 1772–1773
4551:Committee of Secret Correspondence
4213:No taxation without representation
4051:
3954:List of George Washington articles
3576:Congress refuses admission of the
2563:(November 30, 1778 – June 3, 1779)
1900:for his role in the plot (June 22)
1878:Pennsylvania Provincial Conference
810:
168:No taxation without representation
46:
25:
6739:
6176:Timeline of United States history
6126:Museum of the American Revolution
4103:
3354:recognizing American independence
3055:gains a humiliating victory over
3009:Battle of Williamson's Plantation
2921:(May 25 – August 4) (In the west)
1940:resolution declaring independence
1115:Parliament enacts (March 24) the
1099:Parliament enacts (March 22) the
6638:History of the Thirteen Colonies
6014:Continental Currency dollar coin
5999:Women in the American Revolution
4093:Encyclopedia of American History
4085:(2002) 24pp; for middle schools
3566:and is not replaced (November 1)
3549:between the two nations (May 12)
3461:Washington's Entry into New York
3169:, the only active member of the
2975:Battle of Mobley's Meeting House
2068:Washington Crossing the Delaware
1602:Battles of Lexington and Concord
1582:Battles of Lexington and Concord
614:
6613:United States history timelines
6109:Sons of the American Revolution
2298:(Paoli Massacre) (September 20)
858:; colonial militias play a role
6648:1770s in the Thirteen Colonies
6643:1760s in the Thirteen Colonies
6009:Continental currency banknotes
5097:Staten Island Peace Conference
4020:
3985:
3971:
3795:President of the United States
3229:Battle of Guilford Court House
2825:colonial governor of Louisiana
2732:at Yorktown, 1820 painting by
1980:Staten Island Peace Conference
1834:Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
1008:, called in North America the
13:
1:
5827:
4803:German supporters of Congress
4501:Massachusetts Circular Letter
4067:(1972) for secondary schools
3964:
3770:begin to take their seats at
3756:Congress of the Confederation
3445:Barnegat Township, New Jersey
3374:sent to George Washington by
3059:in South Carolina (August 16)
2817:Bombardment of Fort Charlotte
2469:British forces withdraw from
2321:Surrender of General Burgoyne
2093:Battle of the Assunpink Creek
1726:colonial governor of Virginia
1551:Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1488:Administration of Justice Act
1419:begins publication (April 22)
804:Province of Massachusetts Bay
467:Congress of the Confederation
6587:History of the United States
4484:Committees of correspondence
3959:Timeline of Colonial America
3400:Battle of the Combahee River
3283:Battle of Spencer's Ordinary
3090:captured and the treason of
3081:Battle of Wahab's Plantation
2963:Beckhamville, South Carolina
2787:, from New York (February 1)
2729:Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
2490:New York Chamber of Commerce
2408:Treaty of Amity and Commerce
2182:First Middlebrook encampment
1748:Siege of Savage's Old Fields
1494:Massachusetts Government Act
1367:Committees of Correspondence
1174:New York Provincial Congress
1135:which adopts (October 19) a
695:United States Bill of Rights
257:Committees of Correspondence
59:presents their draft of the
7:
6356:Timeline of the War of 1812
6281:Counterculture in the 1960s
6121:Charters of Freedom Rotunda
5326:
5152:Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783
5137:Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1781
4911:Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
4566:Declaration of Independence
4531:Second Continental Congress
3999:Lillian Goldman Law Library
3947:
3907:Canada–United States border
3814:is signed into law (July 4)
3807:in New York City (April 30)
3521:Treaty of Paris is ratified
3479:Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783
3131:Battle of Blackstock's Farm
3021:(July 20–21) (In the north)
2969:Battle of Connecticut Farms
2951:area (close to present-day
2919:Bird's invasion of Kentucky
2813:(February 3) (In the north)
2690:(September 16 – October 18)
2538:Affair at Little Egg Harbor
2373:Battle of Gloucester (1777)
1927:Declaration of Independence
1884:Battle of Sullivan's Island
1758:fifty-nine captured cannons
1631:Second Continental Congress
1596:Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
1592:(February 27) in Parliament
1200:Chancellor of the Exchequer
677:, and after victory in the
495:Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783
408:Declaration of Independence
388:Second Continental Congress
65:Second Continental Congress
61:Declaration of Independence
10:
6744:
6633:American Revolutionary War
6582:Years in the United States
6004:Financial costs of the war
4511:First Continental Congress
4362:Royal Proclamation of 1763
4307:Second Rockingham ministry
4146:American Revolutionary War
4055:
3997:, New Haven, Connecticut:
3768:1st United States Congress
3741:is elected vice president.
3737:is elected president, and
3708:United States Constitution
3490:American Revolutionary War
3434:Charleston, South Carolina
3406:Siege of Fort Henry (1782)
2879:. British ships sail past
2877:Charleston, South Carolina
2785:Charleston, South Carolina
2752:Battle of Cape St. Vincent
2709:(December 1779 – May 1780)
2700:Battle of Flamborough Head
2624:Tryon's division lands in
2425:Battle of Quinton's Bridge
2006:captured and executed for
1904:Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
1736:United States Marine Corps
1617:Skenesboro, New York (now
1521:First Continental Congress
1047:Royal Proclamation of 1763
1036:the eponymous Ottawa chief
989:Royal Proclamation of 1763
951:George II of Great Britain
262:First Continental Congress
18:1770s in the United States
6728:1791 in the United States
6723:1790 in the United States
6718:1789 in the United States
6713:1788 in the United States
6708:1787 in the United States
6703:1786 in the United States
6698:1785 in the United States
6693:1784 in the United States
6688:1783 in the United States
6683:1782 in the United States
6678:1781 in the United States
6673:1780 in the United States
6668:1779 in the United States
6663:1778 in the United States
6658:1777 in the United States
6653:1776 in the United States
6577:
6531:
6416:
6341:
6248:
6182:
5971:
5940:
5916:
5912:
5897:
5858:Constitutional Convention
5838:Society of the Cincinnati
5833:
5822:
5747:
5642:
5486:
5479:
5424:
5343:
5336:
5332:
5321:
5278:
5200:
5186:
5160:
5127:Carlisle Peace Commission
5089:
4961:Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
4890:
4815:
4768:
4735:
4698:
4691:
4687:
4657:
4626:Hutchinson letters affair
4593:
4576:Articles of Confederation
4436:
4423:Proclamation of Rebellion
4335:
4287:First Rockingham ministry
4264:
4231:All men are created equal
4170:
4166:
4152:
3882:reelected vice president.
3657:(December 18) ratify the
3641:Constitutional Convention
3564:Superintendent of Finance
3497:British evacuate New York
3366:Battle of Little Mountain
3318:The British surrender at
3217:Articles of Confederation
3094:is exposed (September 23)
2997:Superintendent of Finance
2945:Lancaster, South Carolina
2740:Congress establishes the
2480:to kidnap New York Mayor
2381:(December 5 – December 8)
2356:Articles of Confederation
2056:Battle of Iron Works Hill
2038:Battle of Fort Washington
2032:Battle of Fort Cumberland
1642:Congress votes to create
1625:Fort Ticonderoga captured
744:Revocation of the Charter
601:Prospect Hill Flag Debate
455:Articles of Confederation
383:Role of African Americans
5122:Entry of France into war
4737:Kingdom of Great Britain
3847:
3778:House of Representatives
3307:Battle of Groton Heights
3301:Battle of the Chesapeake
3253:Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
3223:Skirmish at Waters Creek
3181:Pennsylvania Line Mutiny
3107:Battle of Kings Mountain
3045:(August 8) (In the west)
2981:Battle of Ramsour's Mill
2895:Battle of Monck's Corner
2713:
2452:Battle of Crooked Billet
2414:with France (February 6)
2278:Battle of Cooch's Bridge
2254:Battle of Machias (1777)
2014:Battle of Valcour Island
1992:Battle of Harlem Heights
1869:Cambridge, Massachusetts
1840:Battle of the Rice Boats
1742:Battle of Kemp's Landing
1677:Cambridge, Massachusetts
1527:Declaration and Resolves
1291:
1239:have endorsed the letter
892:
842:Ohio Company of Virginia
783:Massachusetts Bay Colony
781:, Leaders of the former
700:
683:United States of America
621:United States portal
6371:Philippine–American War
5853:Ratification Day (1784)
5178:Second Anglo-Mysore War
4862:Northern after Saratoga
4842:New York and New Jersey
4516:Continental Association
4413:Conciliatory Resolution
4272:Pitt–Newcastle ministry
4245:Consent of the governed
3937:
3933:elected vice president.
3913:
3896:
3886:
3865:
3861:ratified. (December 15)
3852:
3745:
3704:ratify the Constitution
3664:
3633:Howard Chandler Christy
3609:
3605:fails (September 11–14)
3599:(August 29 – June 1787)
3590:
3570:
3513:
3451:
3346:
3342:chartered (December 31)
3313:Battle of Eutaw Springs
3159:
3155:, New Jersey (December)
3119:Battle of Klock's Field
3069:Battle of Musgrove Mill
3063:Battle of Fishing Creek
3025:Battle of Colson's Mill
3003:Expédition Particulière
2971:(June 7) (In the north)
2901:Battle of Lenud's Ferry
2811:Battle of Young's House
2718:
2626:East Haven, Connecticut
2601:Siege of Fort Vincennes
2582:
2532:Battle of Chestnut Neck
2401:
2385:Battle of Matson's Ford
2266:Battle of Staten Island
2086:
1917:and New Jersey (July 3)
1858:British evacuate Boston
1793:
1679:to take command of the
1590:Conciliatory Resolution
1572:
1533:Continental Association
1456:
1406:
1356:
1339:
1296:
1271:
1209:
1180:
1143:
1093:
1071:
961:
897:
878:
868:
848:
835:
789:
772:
758:
737:
719:
705:
591:American civil religion
530:Philadelphia Convention
267:Continental Association
32:Part of a series on the
6114:Sons of the Revolution
5843:Treaty of Paris (1783)
5173:Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
5168:Cherokee–American wars
4781:Franco-American Treaty
4636:Philadelphia Tea Party
4606:Treaty of Paris (1763)
4585:Confederation Congress
4178:American Enlightenment
3929:is elected president,
3822:Confederation Congress
3636:
3501:Quebec and Nova Scotia
3486:Treaty of Paris (1783)
3468:
3418:Cantonment and in the
3388:Siege of Bryan Station
3289:Battle of Green Spring
3205:Battle of Cowan's Ford
3125:Battle of Fishdam Ford
3037:Battle of Hanging Rock
3019:Battle of Bull's Ferry
2736:
2676:(June 18 – October 3)
2595:Battle of Kettle Creek
2561:Middlebrook Cantonment
2544:Cherry Valley massacre
2514:Battle of Rhode Island
2328:
2301:British occupation of
2170:Battle of Thomas Creek
2127:Battle of Drake's Farm
2075:
2026:Battle of White Plains
2020:Battle of Pell's Point
1998:Great Fire of New York
1934:
1772:Battle of Great Bridge
1718:Dunmore's Proclamation
1675:Washington arrives in
1585:
1309:
1225:Adams' circular letter
996:
832:
542:Anti-Federalist Papers
481:Dissent and rebellions
393:27 colonial grievances
361:Political developments
247:Philadelphia Tea Party
178:Conflict over taxation
152:American Enlightenment
52:
6256:Civil rights movement
6059:Washington's Birthday
5864:The Federalist Papers
5848:Evacuation Day (1783)
4901:Lexington and Concord
4601:French and Indian War
4541:Olive Branch Petition
3878:reelected president,
3828:Judiciary Act of 1789
3625:
3580:to the Union (May 16)
3459:
3360:Gnadenhutten massacre
3340:Bank of North America
3277:Raid of Point of Fork
3243:(April 15 - April 23)
3175:Rose and Crown Tavern
3075:Battle of Black Mingo
3031:Battle of Rocky Mount
2987:Battle of Springfield
2959:Alexander's Old Field
2838:, taking the port of
2726:
2694:Battle of Baton Rouge
2668:Battle of Paulus Hook
2664:(July 24 – August 14)
2650:Battle of Stony Point
2613:Battle of Stono Ferry
2458:Battle of Barren Hill
2379:Battle of White Marsh
2318:
2242:Siege of Fort Stanwix
2188:Battle of Short Hills
2147:Battle of Bound Brook
2133:Battle of Quibbletown
2065:
1960:Battle of Long Island
1948:topple the statue of
1924:
1693:Olive Branch Petition
1670:Battle of Bunker Hill
1580:
1304:
1128:for failure to comply
1010:French and Indian War
969:
928:French and Indian War
856:French and Indian War
818:
681:combined to form the
536:The Federalist Papers
398:Olive Branch Petition
129:French and Indian War
50:
6366:Spanish–American War
6361:Prelude to Civil War
6299:Japan–U.S. relations
6064:Jefferson's Birthday
6054:Pulaski Memorial Day
5061:Guilford Court House
4712:Continental Congress
4489:Committees of safety
4464:Daughters of Liberty
4459:Virginia Association
4208:Rights of Englishmen
3774:, New York (March 4)
3603:Annapolis Convention
3394:Battle of Blue Licks
3241:Siege of Fort Watson
3235:Battle of Cape Henry
3171:British Royal Family
2868:(March 29 – May 12)
2829:Viceroy of New Spain
2662:Penobscot Expedition
2576:Danbury, Connecticut
2572:Redding, Connecticut
2476:Whaleboat attack on
2464:Battle of Cobleskill
2433:, in command of the
2365:, (November 16) and
2309:Battle of Germantown
2290:Battle of the Clouds
2284:Battle of Brandywine
2260:Battle of Bennington
2211:Battle of Hubbardton
2164:Battle of Ridgefield
2158:Danbury, Connecticut
1986:Landing at Kip's Bay
1970:British prison ships
1539:Petition to the King
1314:Golden Hill incident
1170:Province of New York
1108:adopts (May 29) the
888:falls to the British
586:American nationalism
581:Atlantic Revolutions
525:Annapolis Convention
445:Confederation period
227:Virginia Association
6628:American Revolution
5192:colony or location)
5147:Newburgh Conspiracy
5006:Sullivan Expedition
4526:Provincial Congress
4317:Fox–North coalition
4256:Settler colonialism
4203:Freedom of religion
4160:American Revolution
4099:, detailed timeline
4091:Morris, Richard B.
4035:. National Archives
3653:(December 12), and
3616:Northwest Ordinance
3531:Jay–Gardoqui Treaty
3473:Newburgh Conspiracy
3441:Cedar Bridge Tavern
3382:Crawford expedition
3271:Siege of Ninety-Six
3259:Action at Osborne's
3247:Battle of Blandford
3098:Battle of Charlotte
2866:Siege of Charleston
2823:, Spanish general,
2819:, after a two-week
2674:Sullivan Expedition
2636:Battle of Fairfield
2550:Capture of Savannah
2340:Battles of Saratoga
2324:, 1821 painting by
2272:Siege of Fort Henry
2236:Battle of Fort Anne
2139:Battle of Spanktown
2121:Battle of Millstone
2099:Battle of Princeton
2071:, painting 1851 by
1930:, 1819 painting by
1808:ratifies the first
1732:Continental Marines
1714:(November–December)
1619:Whitehall, New York
1566:Greenwich Tea Party
1439:published by local
1379:Watauga Association
1306:The Boston Massacre
1285:Alexander McDougall
1242:A British warship,
1056:are re-enforced by
884:Quebec, capital of
713:Cambridge Agreement
687:American Revolution
490:Newburgh Conspiracy
472:Northwest Ordinance
39:American Revolution
6094:Semiquincentennial
6019:Libertas Americana
4449:Stamp Act Congress
4339:Acts of Parliament
4312:Shelburne ministry
4282:Grenville ministry
4063:Cullen, Joseph P.
4009:, October 14, 1774
3812:Tariff Act of 1789
3710:ratified (June 21)
3637:
3584:Treaty of Hopewell
3469:
3465:Currier & Ives
3384:(May 25 – June 12)
3273:(May 22 – June 19)
3219:ratified (March 1)
3051:, British General
2927:; a clash between
2832:Bernardo de Gálvez
2765:is founded on the
2737:
2656:Battle of Minisink
2591:(February 3, 1779)
2589:Battle of Beaufort
2528:is begun (October)
2496:Battle of Monmouth
2478:Flatbush, Brooklyn
2412:Treaty of Alliance
2350:Battle of Red Bank
2329:
2248:Battle of Oriskany
2076:
2044:Battle of Fort Lee
1964:Battle of Brooklyn
1935:
1898:Flatbush, Brooklyn
1810:state constitution
1800:Burning of Norfolk
1779:Richard Montgomery
1664:United States Army
1612:Gunpowder Incident
1604:, followed by the
1586:
1469:Lord Dunmore's War
1431:East India Company
1395:Somerset v Stewart
1346:Battle of Alamance
1327:Christopher Seider
1310:
1260:HMS Liberty (1768)
1168:, rages until the
1133:Stamp Act Congress
1106:House of Burgesses
1040:allied with France
1004:formally ends the
997:
975:Province of Quebec
833:
779:1689 Boston revolt
437:Forming a republic
313:British Royal Navy
212:Stamp Act Congress
53:
6600:
6599:
6424:African Americans
6311:Terrorist attacks
6142:
6141:
6138:
6137:
6134:
6133:
5893:
5892:
5880:Shays's Rebellion
5818:
5817:
5814:
5813:
5810:
5809:
5743:
5742:
5710:Richard Henry Lee
5475:
5474:
5317:
5316:
5313:
5312:
5309:
5308:
5161:Related conflicts
5031:Connecticut Farms
4811:
4810:
4704:Thirteen Colonies
4653:
4652:
4649:
4648:
3876:George Washington
3791:Electoral College
3735:George Washington
3618:enacted (July 13)
3578:State of Franklin
3432:British evacuate
3408:(September 11–13)
3295:Francisco's Fight
3267:(May 22 – June 6)
3193:Battle of Cowpens
3177:on Staten Island.
2941:Banastre Tarleton
2925:Battle of Waxhaws
2909:American General
2889:Charleston Harbor
2885:Sullivan's Island
2852:Spanish Louisiana
2688:Siege of Savannah
2680:Battle of Newtown
2642:Battle of Norwalk
2554:southern strategy
2502:Battle of Wyoming
2218:Thirteen Colonies
2184:(May 28 – July 2)
2117:(January–March):
2080:Battle of Trenton
2000:(September 21–22)
1656:George Washington
1637:Battle of Machias
1463:Benjamin Franklin
1417:New-York Gazeteer
1221:Lord Hillsborough
1203:Charles Townshend
1110:Virginia Resolves
1030:is launched by a
1018:Mississippi River
944:American Colonies
914:to Field Marshal
829:Benjamin Franklin
715:(August 29, 1629)
679:Revolutionary War
667:Thirteen Colonies
656:
655:
560:
559:
285:Revolutionary War
275:
274:
119:Thirteen Colonies
57:Committee of Five
16:(Redirected from
6735:
6333:Western Frontier
6266:Colonial America
6169:
6162:
6155:
6146:
6145:
6084:Sesquicentennial
6044:Independence Day
5948:Founding Fathers
5914:
5913:
5899:
5898:
5824:
5823:
5752:
5751:
5484:
5483:
5341:
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5322:
5198:
5197:
5193:
5021:Cape St. Vincent
4696:
4695:
4689:
4688:
4659:
4658:
4631:Boston Tea Party
4556:Halifax Resolves
4506:Suffolk Resolves
4297:Grafton ministry
4292:Chatham ministry
4188:Colonial history
4168:
4167:
4154:
4153:
4139:
4132:
4125:
4116:
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4045:
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4018:
4017:
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3989:
3983:
3982:
3975:
3931:Thomas Jefferson
3722:Michael Hillegas
3597:Shays' Rebellion
3420:Hudson Highlands
3412:Continental Army
3330:Hudson Highlands
3326:Continental Army
3265:Siege of Augusta
3187:Raid on Richmond
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3049:Battle of Camden
2929:Continental Army
2911:Benjamin Lincoln
2873:Mariot Arbuthnot
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2763:Fort Nashborough
2603:(February 23–25)
2508:Battle of Ushant
2344:General Burgoyne
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2194:Fort Ticonderoga
2156:, burn and loot
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1787:Battle of Quebec
1766:Fort Crown Point
1762:Fort Ticonderoga
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1681:Continental Army
1644:Continental Army
1547:Suffolk Resolves
1476:Intolerable Acts
1450:Boston Tea Party
1119:, requiring the
1066:Seven Years' War
1058:George Grenville
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6391:War on Terror
6389:
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6049:Patriots' Day
6047:
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6042:
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6037:
6035:
6032:
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6027:
6026:
6025:
6024:Commemoration
6022:
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6017:
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6000:
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5992:
5990:
5987:
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5963:Yankee Doodle
5961:
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5803:
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5798:
5795:
5793:
5792:de Rochambeau
5790:
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5778:
5775:
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5294:
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5271:
5268:
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5261:
5258:
5256:
5253:
5251:
5248:
5246:
5243:
5241:
5238:
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5235:New Hampshire
5233:
5231:
5230:Massachusetts
5228:
5226:
5223:
5221:
5218:
5216:
5213:
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5208:
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4912:
4909:
4907:
4904:
4902:
4899:
4898:
4896:
4894:
4889:
4883:
4882:Naval battles
4880:
4878:
4875:
4873:
4870:
4868:
4865:
4863:
4860:
4858:
4855:
4853:
4850:
4848:
4845:
4843:
4840:
4838:
4835:
4833:
4830:
4828:
4825:
4824:
4822:
4817:Campaigns and
4814:
4804:
4801:
4799:
4796:
4792:
4789:
4787:
4784:
4782:
4779:
4778:
4777:
4774:
4773:
4771:
4767:
4761:
4758:
4756:
4753:
4751:
4748:
4746:
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4709:
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4705:
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4697:
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4690:
4686:
4679:
4676:
4673:
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4664:
4663:
4660:
4656:
4642:
4639:
4637:
4634:
4632:
4629:
4627:
4624:
4622:
4621:Gaspee affair
4619:
4617:
4614:
4612:
4609:
4607:
4604:
4602:
4599:
4598:
4596:
4592:
4586:
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4509:
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4328:
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4305:
4303:
4300:
4298:
4295:
4293:
4290:
4288:
4285:
4283:
4280:
4278:
4277:Bute ministry
4275:
4273:
4270:
4269:
4267:
4263:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4249:
4246:
4242:
4239:
4235:
4232:
4228:
4226:
4225:Spirit of '76
4223:
4221:
4220:
4216:
4214:
4211:
4209:
4206:
4204:
4201:
4199:
4198:Republicanism
4196:
4194:
4191:
4189:
4186:
4184:
4181:
4179:
4176:
4175:
4173:
4169:
4165:
4161:
4155:
4151:
4147:
4140:
4135:
4133:
4128:
4126:
4121:
4120:
4117:
4111:
4108:
4107:
4098:
4094:
4090:
4088:
4084:
4080:
4078:(5 vol. 2006)
4077:
4073:
4070:
4066:
4062:
4061:
4059:
4034:
4030:
4023:
4008:
4004:
4000:
3996:
3995:
3988:
3980:
3974:
3970:
3960:
3957:
3955:
3952:
3951:
3942:
3941:
3932:
3928:
3924:
3921:
3918:
3917:
3908:
3904:
3901:
3900:
3891:
3890:
3881:
3877:
3873:
3870:
3869:
3860:
3857:
3856:
3842:
3839:
3836:
3832:
3829:
3826:
3823:
3819:
3816:
3813:
3809:
3806:
3802:
3799:
3796:
3792:
3788:
3785:
3782:
3779:
3776:
3773:
3769:
3765:
3762:
3761:
3757:
3753:
3750:
3749:
3740:
3736:
3732:
3729:
3726:
3723:
3719:
3715:
3714:Cyrus Griffin
3712:
3709:
3706:
3703:
3699:
3695:
3694:New Hampshire
3691:
3687:
3683:
3682:Massachusetts
3679:
3675:
3672:
3669:
3668:
3660:
3656:
3652:
3648:
3645:
3642:
3639:
3638:
3634:
3630:
3629:
3624:
3617:
3614:
3613:
3604:
3601:
3598:
3595:
3594:
3586:(November 28)
3585:
3582:
3579:
3575:
3574:
3565:
3561:
3560:Robert Morris
3558:
3555:
3551:
3548:
3544:
3541:
3537:
3532:
3529:
3528:
3527:(January 14)
3526:
3522:
3518:
3517:
3508:
3505:
3502:
3498:
3494:
3492:(September 3)
3491:
3487:
3483:
3480:
3477:
3475:(March 10–15)
3474:
3471:
3470:
3466:
3462:
3458:
3447:(December 27)
3446:
3442:
3438:
3436:(December 14)
3435:
3431:
3428:
3424:
3421:
3417:
3413:
3410:
3407:
3404:
3401:
3398:
3395:
3392:
3389:
3386:
3383:
3380:
3377:
3373:
3370:
3367:
3364:
3361:
3358:
3356:(February 27)
3355:
3351:
3350:
3341:
3338:
3335:
3331:
3327:
3324:
3321:
3317:
3315:(September 8)
3314:
3311:
3309:(September 6)
3308:
3305:
3303:(September 5)
3302:
3299:
3296:
3293:
3290:
3287:
3284:
3281:
3278:
3275:
3272:
3269:
3266:
3263:
3260:
3257:
3254:
3251:
3248:
3245:
3242:
3239:
3236:
3233:
3230:
3227:
3224:
3221:
3218:
3215:
3213:(February 24)
3212:
3209:
3206:
3203:
3200:
3197:
3194:
3191:
3188:
3185:
3182:
3179:
3176:
3172:
3168:
3164:
3163:
3154:
3150:
3146:
3142:
3138:
3135:
3133:(November 20)
3132:
3129:
3126:
3123:
3120:
3117:
3114:
3113:Royalton Raid
3111:
3108:
3105:
3102:
3099:
3096:
3093:
3089:
3085:
3082:
3079:
3076:
3073:
3070:
3067:
3064:
3061:
3058:
3054:
3050:
3047:
3044:
3041:
3038:
3035:
3032:
3029:
3026:
3023:
3020:
3017:
3014:
3013:Huck's Defeat
3010:
3007:
3004:
3001:
2998:
2995:is appointed
2994:
2993:Robert Morris
2991:
2988:
2985:
2982:
2979:
2976:
2973:
2970:
2967:
2964:
2960:
2957:
2954:
2950:
2946:
2942:
2939:force led by
2938:
2935:and a mainly
2934:
2931:forces under
2930:
2926:
2923:
2920:
2917:
2912:
2908:
2905:
2902:
2899:
2896:
2893:
2890:
2886:
2882:
2881:Fort Moultrie
2878:
2874:
2870:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2861:
2857:
2853:
2849:
2845:
2841:
2837:
2833:
2830:
2826:
2822:
2818:
2815:
2812:
2809:
2807:
2803:
2802:Erie Triangle
2799:
2795:
2792:
2789:
2786:
2782:
2781:Henry Clinton
2778:
2776:
2772:
2768:
2764:
2760:
2756:
2753:
2750:
2747:
2743:
2739:
2738:
2735:
2734:John Trumbull
2731:
2730:
2725:
2708:
2704:
2701:
2698:
2695:
2692:
2689:
2686:
2681:
2678:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2669:
2666:
2663:
2660:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2643:
2640:
2637:
2634:
2631:
2627:
2623:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2614:
2611:
2608:
2605:
2602:
2599:
2597:(February 14)
2596:
2593:
2590:
2587:
2586:
2577:
2573:
2569:
2568:Israel Putnam
2565:
2562:
2558:
2556:(December 29)
2555:
2551:
2548:
2546:(November 11)
2545:
2542:
2539:
2536:
2533:
2530:
2527:
2524:
2521:
2518:
2515:
2512:
2509:
2506:
2503:
2500:
2497:
2494:
2491:
2487:
2483:
2482:David Mathews
2479:
2475:
2472:
2468:
2465:
2462:
2459:
2456:
2453:
2450:
2447:
2443:
2440:
2436:
2432:
2429:
2426:
2423:
2421:(February 14)
2420:
2416:
2413:
2409:
2406:
2405:
2396:
2392:
2389:
2387:(December 11)
2386:
2383:
2380:
2377:
2375:(November 25)
2374:
2371:
2368:
2364:
2360:
2357:
2354:
2351:
2348:
2345:
2341:
2337:
2334:
2331:
2330:
2327:
2326:John Trumbull
2323:
2322:
2317:
2310:
2307:
2304:
2300:
2297:
2294:
2291:
2288:
2285:
2282:
2280:(September 3)
2279:
2276:
2274:(September 1)
2273:
2270:
2267:
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6271:Conservatism
6240:2010–present
6089:Bicentennial
5978:
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5958:Liberty Tree
5930:
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5767:Beaumarchais
5655:Samuel Adams
5406:William Howe
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5301:West Florida
5286:East Florida
5260:Rhode Island
5255:Pennsylvania
5188:Involvement
5132:Gordon Riots
5117:Valley Forge
5112:Conway Cabal
5090:Other events
4852:Philadelphia
4750:British Army
4641:Powder Alarm
4571:Model Treaty
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3651:Pennsylvania
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3322:(October 19)
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3127:(November 9)
3121:(October 19)
3115:(October 16)
2943:occurs near
2856:West Florida
2806:Pennsylvania
2798:Lake Ontario
2754:(January 16)
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2621:(July 3–14)
2619:Tryon's raid
2540:(October 15)
2471:Philadelphia
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2363:Fort Mifflin
2352:(October 22)
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2226:constitution
2224:and adopt a
2135:(February 8)
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2022:(October 18)
2016:(October 11)
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1880:(June 18–25)
1824:(January 10)
1821:Common Sense
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1816:Thomas Paine
1774:(December 9)
1760:(taken from
1756:transported
1722:Lord Dunmore
1639:(June 11–12)
1562:(October 19)
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1535:(October 20)
1515:Powder Alarm
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1325:Shooting of
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1161:Liberty pole
1083:Currency Act
1020:is ceded to
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936:Ohio Country
934:plus lands (
821:Join, or Die
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731:quo warranto
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596:Bicentennial
534:
515:Constitution
338:Intelligence
308:British Army
192:Currency Act
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6547:before 1890
6543:Inventions
6539:Discoveries
6489:before 1900
6471:Mathematics
6401:Afghanistan
6376:World War I
6190:Before 1760
5735:Witherspoon
5619:von Steuben
5574:Charles Lee
5291:Nova Scotia
5210:Connecticut
5081:The Saintes
5036:Springfield
5001:Stony Point
4931:Long Island
4916:Bunker Hill
4837:Nova Scotia
4428:Prohibitory
4418:Restraining
4408:Intolerable
4388:Declaratory
4039:January 10,
4013:January 10,
3752:Philip Pell
3678:Connecticut
3562:resigns as
3416:New Windsor
3402:(August 27)
3396:(August 19)
3328:returns to
3297:(July 9–24)
3165:The future
3109:(October 7)
3077:(August 28)
3071:(August 18)
3065:(August 18)
3015:) (July 12)
2848:New Orleans
2682:(August 29)
2670:(August 19)
2609:(May 10–24)
2578:(1778–1779)
2534:(October 6)
2516:(August 29)
2446:Great Chain
2367:Fort Mercer
2361:Capture of
2335:(October 6)
2311:(October 4)
2268:(August 22)
2262:(August 16)
2111:(January 6)
2101:(January 3)
2004:Nathan Hale
1966:(August 27)
1848:(March 3–4)
1842:(March 2–3)
1812:(January 5)
1802:(January 1)
1646:out of the
1425:passes the
1233:Connecticut
985:13 Colonies
912:capitulates
806:(October 7)
796:William III
6607:Categories
6569:Space Race
6351:Revolution
6294:Diplomatic
6079:Centennial
6034:television
5885:Jay Treaty
5782:de Guichen
5690:Huntington
5650:John Adams
5589:Montgomery
5494:Washington
5457:Rockingham
5442:Barrington
5411:Knyphausen
5381:Cornwallis
5240:New Jersey
5071:Chesapeake
5026:Charleston
4981:Germantown
4976:Brandywine
4966:Bennington
4755:Royal Navy
4745:Parliament
4692:Combatants
4665:Combatants
4444:Loyal Nine
4377:Quartering
4347:Navigation
4193:Liberalism
4183:John Locke
4171:Philosophy
3965:References
3927:John Adams
3880:John Adams
3739:John Adams
3655:New Jersey
3422:(November)
3368:(March 22)
3334:Morristown
3261:(April 27)
3255:(April 25)
3249:(April 25)
3237:(March 16)
3231:(March 15)
3153:Morristown
3088:John André
3053:Cornwallis
3039:(August 6)
3033:(August 1)
2897:(April 14)
2887:to occupy
2783:arrive in
2707:Morristown
2439:Whitehaven
2437:, attacks
2427:(March 18)
2250:(August 6)
2176:Meigs Raid
2166:(April 27)
2160:(April 26)
2149:(April 13)
2115:Forage War
2109:Morristown
1976:, New York
1860:(March 17)
1818:publishes
1754:Henry Knox
1720:issued by
1614:(April 20)
1608:(April 19)
1598:(April 18)
1507:Quebec Act
1484:(March 31)
1423:Parliament
1400:common law
1320:Lord North
1237:New Jersey
1215:Britain's
1087:Parliament
955:George III
908:New France
886:New France
748:Charles II
162:Liberalism
134:George III
6564:Railroads
6552:1890–1945
6504:2000–2010
6499:1950–1999
6494:1900–1949
6461:Dentistry
6323:Statehood
6235:1990–2009
6230:1970–1989
6225:1950–1969
6220:1930–1949
6215:1900–1929
6210:1860–1899
6205:1820–1859
6200:1790–1819
6195:1760–1789
5953:Diplomacy
5941:Political
5924:Prisoners
5828:Aftermath
5802:Vergennes
5777:de Grasse
5772:d'Estaing
5762:Louis XVI
5700:Jefferson
5665:Dickinson
5609:St. Clair
5594:Nicholson
5569:Lafayette
5529:Duportail
5499:Alexander
5467:Shelburne
5351:Arbuthnot
5190:(by
5056:Pensacola
5016:Gibraltar
4991:St. Lucia
4956:Princeton
4668:Campaigns
4521:Minutemen
4437:Colonials
4393:Townshend
4322:Loyalists
4265:Royalists
3909:disputes.
3797:(April 6)
3763:(March 2)
3488:ends the
3362:(March 8)
3285:(June 26)
3225:(March 8)
3027:(July 21)
3005:(July 11)
2983:(June 20)
2977:(June 10)
2891:(April 8)
2860:Pensacola
2834:captures
2775:Nashville
2761:known as
2658:(July 22)
2652:(July 16)
2615:(June 20)
2510:(July 27)
2498:(June 28)
2473:(June 18)
2190:(June 26)
2008:espionage
1972:begin in
1962:, a.k.a.
1906:(June 29)
1886:(June 28)
1871:(April 4)
1672:(June 17)
1666:(June 14)
1509:(June 22)
1499:A second
1335:(March 5)
1244:HMS
1192:Stamp Act
1188:Sugar Act
1151:Stamp Act
1101:Stamp Act
1079:Sugar Act
1014:Louisiana
691:Stamp Act
368:Loyalists
333:Diplomacy
303:Minutemen
187:Sugar Act
6532:Industry
6485:Warfare
6476:Religion
6456:Colleges
6451:Suffrage
6441:Feminism
6406:Iraq War
6396:Gulf War
6386:Cold War
6343:Military
5917:Military
5670:Franklin
5643:Civilian
5624:Sullivan
5614:Schuyler
5544:Hamilton
5519:Claghorn
5487:Military
5480:Colonial
5462:Sandwich
5425:Civilian
5371:Carleton
5366:Campbell
5361:Burgoyne
5344:Military
5270:Virginia
5245:New York
5225:Maryland
5215:Delaware
5076:Yorktown
5011:Savannah
4986:Monmouth
4971:Saratoga
4877:Yorktown
4867:Southern
4857:Northern
4847:Saratoga
4819:theaters
4680:Colonies
4671:Theaters
4474:Patriots
4384:up i.p.o
4372:Currency
4357:Molasses
3948:See also
3760:sine die
3718:John Jay
3702:New York
3698:Virginia
3686:Maryland
3647:Delaware
3554:Franklin
3525:Congress
3378:(May 22)
3320:Yorktown
3291:(July 6)
3279:(June 5)
3141:New York
2965:(June 6)
2937:Loyalist
2875:besiege
2791:New York
2759:stockade
2632:(July 5)
2570:chooses
2504:(July 3)
2466:(May 30)
2460:(May 20)
2238:(July 8)
2232:(July 8)
2222:republic
2213:(July 7)
2207:(July 6)
2200:(July 5)
2178:(May 23)
2172:(May 17)
1956:(July 9)
1915:Brooklyn
1699:(July 8)
1695:sent to
1683:(July 2)
1660:Virginia
1503:(June 2)
1496:(May 20)
1490:(May 20)
1390:(June 9)
1352:(May 16)
1126:New York
1121:Colonies
977:(pink),
768:(May 14)
663:timeline
418:Drafting
373:Patriots
80:Timeline
6592:Outline
6481:Science
6466:Lawyers
6249:General
6039:theater
5797:Suffren
5787:Luzerne
5705:Laurens
5675:Hancock
5660:Carroll
5579:Lincoln
5559:de Kalb
5549:Hopkins
5447:Germain
5437:Amherst
5376:Clinton
5337:British
5327:Leaders
5220:Georgia
5051:Cowpens
4996:Grenada
4946:Trenton
4893:battles
4872:Western
4727:Marines
4674:Battles
3674:Georgia
3523:by the
3149:Pompton
2949:Waxhaws
2947:in the
2903:(May 6)
2844:Alabama
2769:of the
2454:(May 1)
2230:slavery
1785:at the
1648:militia
1427:Tea Act
1251:Liberty
1176:in 1775
972:British
926:in the
825:woodcut
800:Mary II
729:issues
423:Signing
328:Battles
232:Tea Act
110:Context
102:Origins
90:Battles
63:to the
6446:Rights
6429:Firsts
6417:Groups
6328:Voting
6289:(2021)
5931:Turtle
5755:French
5725:Revere
5720:Morris
5715:McKean
5680:Hanson
5604:Rodney
5599:Putnam
5584:Mercer
5539:Greene
5509:Arnold
5416:Rodney
5396:Graves
5386:Fraser
5296:Quebec
5041:Camden
4921:Quebec
4906:Boston
4891:Major
4832:Quebec
4827:Boston
4776:France
4677:Events
4594:Events
4403:Quebec
4097:online
4087:online
4069:online
3824:(July)
3784:Senate
3635:(1940)
3467:(1857)
3151:, and
3086:Major
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2840:Mobile
2827:, and
2435:Ranger
1652:Boston
1388:Affair
1386:Gaspee
1246:Romney
1194:. The
932:Canada
920:France
844:formed
831:, 1754
685:. The
569:Legacy
318:France
6436:Women
5685:Henry
5634:Wayne
5554:Jones
5534:Gates
5524:Clark
5514:Barry
5504:Allen
5452:North
5356:Brant
4382:Stamp
4367:Sugar
4071:136pp
3848:1790s
3631:, by
3547:Paris
3057:Gates
3011:(AKA
2821:siege
2794:cedes
2767:banks
2746:prize
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1255:sloop
1022:Spain
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993:state
949:King
893:1760s
701:1600s
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143:Ideas
6518:LGBT
6306:Flag
6183:Year
6029:film
5929:The
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5629:Ward
5564:Knox
5391:Gage
4791:Navy
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4578:and
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4041:2022
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