U.S Revolution By Hunner Fortune Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Convenes Aug 2, 1776 Signing of the Declaration of Independence Dec 26, 1776 Washington crosses the Delaware river Feb 1, 1778 France enters the war against Britain Feb 6, 1778 France and United States forms and Alliance May 12, 1780 Charleston falls to the British Oct 7, 1780 Kings Mountain Victory Revives Patriot Hopes Jan 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens Mar 15, 1781 Guilford Courthouse Oct 19, 1781 Yorktown: Large British Army Surrenders Jan 5, 1782 Loyalists Leave America Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Oct 14, 1784 American Victory Pushes Indians Farther West Sep 17, 1787 U.S Constitution is signed