American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities — page 3
1778 1779 deroga falls July 6 Battle of Bennington August 16 Battle of Brandywine Sep tember 11 Philadelphia falls September 26 Battle of Germantown October 6 Battle of Saratoga October 7 Burgoyne surrenders October 17 Congress passes Articles of Confederation November 15 Winter at Valley Forge France declares war Battle of Monmouth Courthouse June 28 Savannah captured December 29 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes February 25 Bonhomme Richard vs the Serapis September 29 Winter at Morris town New Jersey Charleston falls May 12 Battle of Cam den August 16 Battle of Kings Mountain October 7 Battle of Cowpens January 17 Articles of Confederation adopted by states March 1 Battle of Guilford Courthouse March 15 Battle of Eutaw Springs September 8 Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown October 19 Treaty of Paris signed September 3 Con tinental Army disbanded Washington 1780 1781 1783 retires 1786 1787 Annapolis Convention Shays's Rebellion Congress passes Northwest Ordinance Constitutional Convention meets Consti tution signed September 17 Constitution is ratified First meeting of Congress George Wash ington sworn in as president John Adams as vice president 1788 1789