Signing of the Treaty of Paris
Boston Tea Party
Approval of the Declaration of Independence
Battle of Saratoga
Surrender at Yorktown
First Continental Congress
Boston Massacre
Battles at Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence.
Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes
The colonies declared independence from Great Britain (July 4, 1776)
Great Britain recognized American independence in this treaty.
This was the first major battle of the war.
Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers.
This American victory was the turning point in the war and led to French support for the patriot cause.
These were the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War.
This was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War.