Winter at Valley Forge. Washington lost thousands of troops. Army lacked food and clothing.

France and the United States officially become allies.

Spain declares war on Great Britain

John Paul Jones destroyed the British warship Seraphis. His victory motivated the colonists.

Continental Congress approve the Articles of Confederation.

Battle of Yorktown. Cornwallis surrenders to Washington.

Treaty of Paris officially ends the American Revolution. Defined the borders of the U.S.

What 3 things did the Treaty of Paris do?

First Continental Congress meets and decide to boycott British goods until the Intolerable Acts are repealed.

Great Britain sends more troops and the colonists begin to smuggle weapons. What does this lead to?

British and colonial militia fight at Lexington and Concord. First battles of the war.

Second Continental Congress Meets in response to Lexington and Concord. Draft the Olive Branch Petition to make peace with Great Britain

King George III ignores the Petition and declared the colonies in rebellion. Send Hessian soldiers to the colonies to get them under control.

Thomas Paine published Common Sense.

Second Continental Congress vote Gen. George Washington as their Commander in Chief of the Army

Declaration of Independence is finalized, voted and read aloud during the Second Continental Congress meeting.

Great Britain captures New York. Colonists begin to lose hope until the Battles of Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey. T/F