Interactive Timeline – 1776-1789

correct incorrect Jan Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense

correct incorrect Jun Richard Henry Lee introduces first resolution of independence in Congress

correct incorrect Jul Congress issues Declaration of Independence

correct incorrect Sep British occupy New York City

correct incorrect Oct Battle of White Plains, NY

correct incorrect Dec Battle of Trenton, NJ

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Portugal unites South American colonies with Rio de Janeiro as capital

correct incorrect Aug Battle of Bennington

correct incorrect Sep Battle of Brandywine, PA

correct incorrect Sep Congress flees Philadelphia

correct incorrect Sep The British occupy Philadelphia

correct incorrect Oct Battle of Germantown, PA

correct incorrect Oct John Burgoyne surrenders his British army to Horatio Gates after losing Battle of Saratoga

correct incorrect Nov Congress submits Articles of Confederation to the states

correct incorrect Dec Continental Army enters winter quarters at Valley Forge, PA

correct incorrect THE WORLD: British parliament suspends Habeas Corpus Act

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Chinese missionaries introduce Catholicism to Korea

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Portugal gains South American territory from Spain

correct incorrect Feb Treaty of Alliance and a Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and United States

correct incorrect Mar France formally recognizes the United States

correct incorrect Jun Battle of Monmouth, NJ

correct incorrect Jun British evacuate Philadelphia

correct incorrect Dec British seize control of Savannah, GA

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jun France declares war on Great Britain

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jul War of Bavarian Succession begins

correct incorrect Aug American forces defeat Iroquois leader Joseph Brant

correct incorrect THE WORLD: British capture French African colony of Senegal and Gorée, key to slave trade

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Spain lays siege to Gibraltar

correct incorrect THE WORLD: May War of Bavarian Succession ends

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jun Spain declares war on Great Britain but does not recognize the United States

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Dec Wars begin between Xhosa Bantu and Boers in southern Africa

correct incorrect Mar Spanish governor Gálvez captures Mobile from the British

correct incorrect May British capture Charleston, SC

correct incorrect Aug Battle of Camden, SC

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Peru rebels against Spain

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jul Anti-Catholic Gordon riots in London

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Nov Britain declares war on the Netherlands

correct incorrect Jan Members of PA line mutiny

correct incorrect Jan Battle of Cowpens, SC

correct incorrect Mar Battle of Guilford Courthouse, NC

correct incorrect Sep Battle of Eutaw Springs, SC

correct incorrect Oct Cornwallis surrenders his army to the United States

correct incorrect Dec City of Los Angeles founded

correct incorrect THE WORLD: British seize Dutch colonies in western Sumatra

correct incorrect Apr The Netherlands recognizes the United States

correct incorrect May Col. Lewis Nicola proposes George Washington become U.S. king

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Spain gains control of Florida

correct incorrect Jan France and Spain make peace with Britain

correct incorrect Massachusetts Supreme Court declares slavery unconstitutional in that State

correct incorrect Mar George Washington dispels Newburgh Conspiracy, rejects possible military coups

correct incorrect Sep Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Spain re-establishes control of Peru

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jul Britain forbids U.S. food exports to colonies in the West Indies

correct incorrect Jan Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris

correct incorrect Jun Spain forbids American trade on Mississippi River

correct incorrect Aug Russian permanent settlement in Alaska is founded

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Aug British Parliament passes India Act

correct incorrect Sep Annapolis Convention calls for amending the Articles of Confederation

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Lord Cornwallis becomes governor-general of India

correct incorrect Jan Shays' Rebellion is put down by Massachusetts militia

correct incorrect Feb Congress calls for convention to amend Articles of Confederation

correct incorrect May Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia

correct incorrect Sep Constitutional Convention closes

correct incorrect Oct The Federalist papers first published

correct incorrect Dec Delaware ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Dec Pennsylvania ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Dec New Jersey ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect THE WORLD: British assume control of Bahamas

correct incorrect THE WORLD: After Annam dynasty falls, France intervenes in central Vietnam

correct incorrect Jan Georgia ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Jan Connecticut ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Feb Massachusetts narrowly ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Mar Constitutional ratification fails in Rhode Island

correct incorrect Apr Maryland ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect May South Carolina ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Jun New Hampshire ratifies U.S. Constitution (technically fulfilling its ratification)

correct incorrect Jun Virginia ratifies U.S. Constitution

correct incorrect Jun New York ratifies U.S. Constitution (virtually guaranteeing it will succeed)

correct incorrect Aug Constitutional ratification fails in North Carolina

correct incorrect THE WORLD: Jan Britain establishes penal settlements in Australia

correct incorrect Jan The U.S. Constitution takes effect