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The American Revolution includes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted from 1775 to 1783.
1697 – The Treaty of Ryswick ends King William's War and restores all colonial possessions to pre-war ownership. 1698 – The Parliament of England 's Trade with Africa Act 1697 comes into effect, ending the Royal African Company's monopoly on English trade with Africa, including the Atlantic slave trade .
Boston campaign (1775–1776) Invasion of Quebec (1775–1776) New York and New Jersey campaigns (1776–1777) Saratoga campaign (1777) Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) Yorktown campaign (1781) Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga (1778–1781) Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
Prehistoric and Pre-Columbian Era: until 1607: Colonial Era: 1607–1765: 1776–1789 American Revolution: 1765–1783 Confederation period: 1783–1788: 1789–1815 Federalist Era: 1788–1801 Jeffersonian Era: 1801–1817: 1815–1849 Era of Good Feelings: 1817–1825 Jacksonian Era: 1825–1849: 1849–1865 Civil War Era
January 20, 1783. Great Britain surrendered East Florida and West Florida to Spain; British inhabitants had 18 months from the date of ratification to leave. [9] September 3, 1783. The 1783 Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America, which had
April: American ports opened to all nations. May: Continental Congress authorizes the drafting of new state constitutions. July 4: Adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. 1776–81 – American Revolution. 1783 – September: Britain signs the Treaty of Paris, recognizing American independence. [3]
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution, 1774–1781. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299002039. Jensen, Merrill (1943). "The Idea of a National Government During the American Revolution". Political Science Quarterly. 58 (3): 356–379. doi:10.2307/2144490. JSTOR ...