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Boston Tea Party
Patriot protests escalated into boycotts, and on December 16, 1773, the destruction of a shipment of tea at the Boston Tea Party. The British government retaliated by closing the port of Boston and taking away self-government. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
British attempts to seize American guns, gunpowder and ammunition in April 1775 was the cause for the start of hostilities at the battles of Lexington and Concord, in Middlesex County, near Boston. This began open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies. -
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence[21] and the Revolutionary War in the United States, was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies, which had declared themselves the independent -
Declaration of independence
August 2, 1776 that the Declaration of independence was taken into place and first signed by Delaware. Meanwhile, the British were mustering forces to suppress the revolt.