The American Revolution
1. April 19, 1775
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
2. June 1775
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
3. January 1776
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
4. July 4, 1776
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
5. July 1776-December 1776
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
6. December 1776-January 1777
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
7. October 1777
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
8. Winter 1777-1778
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
9. March 1781
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
10. October 19, 1781
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
11. September 2, 1783
-------- Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense Patriot victories at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey Articles of Confederation ratified Continental Congress establishes Continental Army; Battle of Bunker Hill Continental Army encamps at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Treaty of Paris signed Patriot victory at Saratoga Battles of Lexington and Concord Continental Congress publicly declares independence British forces defeat Continental Army and force retreat British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia