Timeline of the American Revolution

Timeline of the American Revolution—timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together for independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America.

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.

John Cabot explores the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England.

It is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the 11th century.

Declaration of Independence (painting)
Declaration of Independence (painting)
Join, or Die woodcut by Benjamin Franklin , 1754
Eastern North America in 1775, including the British Province of Quebec (pink), Indian Reserve (pink), and areas open to European-American settlement in the 13 Colonies along the Atlantic coast (red), plus the westward border established by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and present–day state lines
The Boston Massacre , an engraving by patriot Paul Revere
Battles of Lexington and Concord .
Declaration of Independence , 1819 painting by John Trumbull
Washington Crossing the Delaware , painting 1851 by Emanuel Leutze
Surrender of General Burgoyne , 1821 painting by John Trumbull
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1820 painting by John Trumbull
Washington's Entry into New York by Currier & Ives (1857)
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States , by Howard Chandler Christy (1940)