| 1 Mar 1776 | South Carolina instructed her delegates for Independence |
| 1 Mar 1777 | Articles of Confederation were submitted to the Congress at Annapolis |
| 2 Mar 1776 | William Moultrie was ordered to fortify the harbor at Charleston SC |
| 2 Mar 1781 | Articles of Confederation adopted by the States |
| 2 Mar 1781 | Engagement at Clapp's Mill, NC. |
| 3 Mar 1779 | Georgia militia suffered a defeat by Col. Prevost at the Battle of Brier Creek, GA |
| 4 Mar 1776 | Troops under General. Thomas took the high ground on Dorchester Heights (dominating Boston) from the British. |
| 4 Mar 1776 | Engagement at Yamacrow Bluff (Savannah), GA |
| 4 Mar 1782 | Third engagement in Morrisania, NY |
| 4 Mar 1789 | First Congress under the Constitution. |
| 5 Mar 1770 | An unruly mob on Boston Commons harassed the British guard detail; the guardsmen fired and five members of the mob were killed. |
| 5 Mar 1770 | Parliament passed an Act repealing all duties execept the one on tea. |
| 6 Mar 1779 | Gen. Gates ordered as attack against the Indian tribes allied with the British. |
| 6 Mar 1781 | Engagement at Wetzell's Mill, NC. |
| 6 Mar 1781 | Wiboo Swamp, SC |
| 7 Mar 1707 | Stephen Hopkins was born in Providence RI. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Rhode Island. He and John Hancock built the first US navy. |
| 7 Mar 1776 | Engagement at Hutchinson's Island, GA. |
| 8 Mar 1776 | Engagement at Nook's Hill, MA. |
| 8 Mar 1776 | Congress refused to use Indians as mercenaries without tribal approval. |
| 8 Mar 1777 | Engagement at Punk Hill, Amboy, NJ. |
| 8 Mar 1780 | Engagement at Salkahatchie, SC. |
| 9 Mar 1779 | Congress approved a bounty of $200 for any recruit who will join the Continental Line. |
| 10 Mar 1765 | The House of Commons resolved to charge certain stamp duties. |
| 10 Mar 1766 | The House of Commons repealed the Stamp Acts. |
| 10 Mar 1781 | King Louis XVI promised more French aid. |
| 10 Mar 1783 | Armstrong letter circulated at Newburgh. |
| 12 Mar 1773 | The Virginia House of Burgesses appointed a Committee of Correspondence. |
| 13 Mar 1777 | Washington assembled a large force of troops at Peekskill NY. |
| 14 Mar 1776 | Congress ordered the disarming of all citizens who were not in sympathy with the rebellion. |
| 15 Mar 1781 | The Battle at Guilford Court House NC is a marginal victory for the Americans. |
| 16 Mar 1739 | George Clydmore was born in Philadelphia. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania and became the first Congressional Treasurer. |
| 16 Mar 1777 | Engagement at Ward's House, Westchester County, NY. |
| 17 Mar 1776 | The British army surrenders Boston. Loyalists turn in many weapons and leave with the fleet for Nova Scotia. |
| 18 Mar 1778 | Engagement at Quintan's Bridge, NJ. |
| 18 Mar 1781 | British Gen. Cornwallis begins a long retreat to presumed safety at Yorktown VA. |
| 19 Mar 1734 | Thomas McKean was born in Chester County PA. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Delaware and later held offices in Delaware and Pennsylvania at the same time. |
| 20 Mar 1776 | Washington's triumphal entry into Boston. |
| 20 Mar 1778 | Benjamin Franklin was finally presented to the French King in court. |
| 20 Mar 1782 | British Ministry resigns. |
| 21 Mar 1713 | Francis Lewis was born in Wales. He signed the Declaration of Independence for New York. |
| 21 Mar 1778 | Engagement at Hancock's Bridge NJ. |
| 21 Mar 1781 | Engagement at Beattie's Mill SC |
| 22 Mar 1765 | England imposed the the Stamp act on Americans. |
| 22 Mar 1777 | Engagement at Peekskill NY. |
| 22 Mar 1780 | Engagement at Paramus NJ. |
| 22 Mar 1783 | Congress granted Continental officers full pay for five years instead of the promised half-pay for life. |
| 23 Mar 1775 | Patrick Henry made his famous speech "I know not what course others may take but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" This speech forced the issue of independence in Virginia. |
| 23 Mar 1776 | Congress authorized the employment of privateers. |
| 23 Mar 1780 | Engagement at Pon Pon SC. |
| 24 Mar 1776 | The South Carolina assembly (or legislature) dissolved its ties to England and declared itself a free assembly. |
| 24 Mar 1777 | Engagement at Highlands NY. |
| 25 Mar 1775 | Patrick Henry called for Virginia to defend itself against England. |
| 26 Mar 1776 | Congress ordered its highest award for George Washington -- a gold medal. |
| 26 Mar 1779 | Engagement at West Greenwich CT. |
| 27 Mar 1776 | The British fleet left Boston Harbor, bound for Halifax Nova Scotia. The Americans cheered! |
| 27 Mar 1780 | Engagement at Rentowle SC. |
| 28 Mar 1781 | Gen. Cornwallis retreated from South Carolina to a very strong position at Wilmington NC. |
| 29 Mar 1776 | Massachusetts Legislature thanks Washington |
| 29 Mar 1776 | Gen. Charles Lee was invested with the American command south of the Potomac River. |
| 29 Mar 1777 | Gen. Charles Lee was charged with treason for his plan to give up Philadelphia to the British. |
| 29 Mar to 12 May 1780 | Siege of Charleston SC |
| 30 Mar 1781 | Gen. Nathaniel Greene discharged the southern units of the state militia with thanks. |
| 31 Mar 1774 | George III signed the "Boston Port Bill" forbidding importations into Boston after 1 June 1774. |
| 1 April 1776 | Gen. Wooster took over command of the Continental troops outside Quebec (for Gen. Montgomery, who was killed in the attack the previous Dec 31). |
| 2 April 1781 | The US frigate Continental, under Capt. John Barry, captured two British ships. |
| 3 April 1776 | George Washington wrote to the British colonies around the world who were not part of the Continental Congress to join together to drive out the British. |
| 4 Apr 1776 | The North Carolina assembly declared itself for Independence. |
| 5 April 1726 | Benjamin Harrison was born in Virginia. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Virginia. |
| 5 Apr 1776 | Georgia instructed her delegates to vote for Independence. |
| 5 Apr 1778 | North Carolina ratified the Articles of Confederation. |
| 6 Apr 1776 | Congress decided that the commerce of the thirteen colonies is not subject to regulation by the King and opened all the colonies' ports to world shipping. |
| 7 Apr 1781 | Engagement at Four Holes SC |
| 7 Apr 1781 | British Gen. Cornwallis takes a count and discovers that half of his troops are missing. |
| 8 Apr 1726 | Lewis Morris was born in New York. He signed the Declaration of Independence for New York. |
| 8 Apr 1780 | The British fleet laid siege to Charleston SC. |
| 9 Apr 1776 | The Continental Congress sent $200,000 to New York to establish the Continental Line. |
| 10 Apr 1778 | The French fleet arrived in America with provisions and arms, thanks to the efforts of Benjamin Franklin. |
| 11 Apr 1776 | The Provincial Congress is forced to flee from Philadelphia. |
| 12 Apr 1724 | Lyman Hall was born in Connecticut. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Georgia. |
| 12 Apr 1781 | Battle of Fort Balfour SC. |
| 12 Apr 1782 | Rodney defeats De Grasse in the West Indies. |
| 13 Apr 1743 | Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia. He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence, signed it for Virginia, and became our third President. |
| 13 Apr 1777 | Engagement at Bound Brook NJ. |
| 14 Apr 1776 | The North Carolina assembly passed a resolution in favor of Independence. |
| 14 Apr 1780 | The battle of Monk's Corner (Biggin's Bridge) SC is a defeat for the Americans. |
| 14 Apr 1780 | Engarement at Black Mingo SC |
| 14 Apr 1781 | Generals Marion and Lee attack Fort Watson in SC. |
| 15 Apr 1780 | Engagement at New Bridge NJ. |
| 15 Apr 1780 | Engagement at Newark NJ |
| 15 Apr 1781 | Engagement from 15th to 23d, at Fort Watson SC. |
| 15 Apr 1781 | Engagement at Four Holes SC |
| 15 Apr 1783 | The French Legion under de Luzan embark from New York to France after helping secure our independence. |
| 16 Apr 1741 | Charles Wilson Peale was born in Philadelphia PA. He became a famous portrait painter of American patriots. |
| 16 Apr 1780 | Skirmish at Paramus NJ. |
| 16 Apr 1781 | Siege at Augusta GA, April 16 to June 5. |
| 17 Apr 1741 | Samuel Chase was born in Maryland. He signed of the Declaration of Independence for Maryland. |
| 17 Apr 1778 | Battle of Bristol PA. |
| 17 Apr 1781 | Gen. Greene and his troops make a camp at Lynch's Creek SC. |
| 18 Apr 1775 | Paul Revere and Billy Dawes ride out to spread the alarm through the countryside of the British troops moving from Boston to Lexington. |
| 19 Apr 1721 | Roger Sherman was born in Massachusetts. He signed the Declaration of Independence for Connecticut. |
| 19 Apr 1775 | After the skirmish at Lexington and the fighting at Concord the British troops are harrassed all the way back to Boston. |
| 19 Apr 1777 | Engagement at Woodbridge NJ. |
| 19 Apr 1783 | Preliminary Treaty of Peace proclaimed to the army at Newburgh. |
| 20 Apr 1775 | The siege of Boston by the Massachusetts militia begins. |
| 20 Apr 1780 | Gen. Benjamin Lincoln is put aboard the prison ship Commodore in the Charleston SC harbor. |
| 20 Apr 1779 | Battle of Onondagas NY. |
| 21 Apr 1775 | Gen. Israel Putnam leaves his plow in the field and leads his men to Cambridge MA. |
| 21 Apr 1775 | The Massachusetts militia begin a blockade of roads leading into Boston. |
| 22 Apr 1776 | Delegates of the NC Provincial Congress are instructed to vote for Independence. |
| 23 Apr 1781 | Gen. Marion's troops construct a log tower overlooking Fort Watson and his sharpshooters cause the fort to surrender. |
| 24 Apr 1780 | Sortie from Charleston SC. |
| 24 Apr 1781 | Gen. Greene's troops dig in at Hobkirk's Hill to block British Gen. Rawdon at Camden SC. |
| 24 Apr 1782 | Engagement at Dorchester SC |
| 25 Apr to 27 Apr 1777 | The British raid Danbury CT |
| 25 Apr 1778 | Capt. John Paul Jones and his crew capture the HMS Drake. |
| 25 Apr 1781 | Battle of Camden SC. |
| 25 Apr 1781 | The British take Hobkirk's Hill (Camden SC) at great loss. |
| 25 Apr 1781 | Battle of Petersburg VA. |
| 25 Apr 1781 | Battle of Hillsborough NC. |
| 26 Apr 1776 | Eleven other French officers and a German officer (Johann Kalb, later to be Gen. de Kalb) arrived in Georgetown SC with Lafayette. |
| 27 Apr 1777 | Battle of Ridgefield CT. |
| 27 Apr 1779 | Engagement at Middletown NJ. |
| 27 Apr 1781 | Engagement at Osborn's SC. |
| 27 Apr 1778 | Capt. John Paul Jones and his crew attacked Whitehaven England and burned the HMS Thompson. |
| 19 Apr 1758 | James Monroe was born in northern Virginia. He became a major in the Revolutionary War and was our fifth President. |
| 28 Apr 1777 | Skirmish at Crompo Hill CT. |
| 28 Apr 1788 | South Carolina ratifies the Constitution. |
| 28 Apr 1788 | Maryland ratifies the Constitution. |
| 29 Apr 1778 | Benjamin Franklin received the support of King Louis XVI and of Voltaire -- a famous French writer. |
| 30 Apr 1789 | George Washington was inaugurated (in New York City) as our first President. |
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