1776
Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III
Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III
6 events found for 1776
Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III
American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars
Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress
American Revolutionary War: Continental Army attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières
The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R