Online resources
Visit this page to find history that happened 250 years ago on the day of the post 1775- An American Moment.
These Pages 250YearsofLiberty and 250Years America’s Foundings, also have Revolutionary era information.
Timeline starting in 1775
The Midnight Ride
Paul Revere’s midnight ride of warning
“One if by land, two if by sea”
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The shot heard round the world
The official beginning of the American Revolution
Second Continental Congress
This date was selected by the First Continental Congress the previous year, intended to be the moment delegates would consider further steps or other necessary actions, but armed conflict had already begun.
Washington takes control of the army
George Washington was appointed commander in chief of the American army. It would later come to be called the Continental Army
Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major engagement of the Revolution, the Battle of Bunker Hill, was fought in what is now part of Boston. The British eventually claimed victory but at a heavy casualty cost.
Olive Branch Petition
Congress approves the Olive Branch Petition, a final attempt to avoid war with Britain