1763–1781 - American Revolution

Daniel Dulany the Younger was a Maryland lawyer and politician who rose to prominence during the American Revolution, due to his stance against Taxation Without Representation.

Eliphalet Dyer was a lawyer, politician, and judge from Connecticut. He was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress, the First Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress, and the Confederation Congress. He also served in the French and Indian War.

William Ellery was a Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a delegate from Rhode Island. His career included roles as a customs collector and commissioner of the Continental Loan Office. Ellery remained active in public service and scholarly pursuits until he died in 1820, at the age of 92.

The Burning of Falmouth was a British naval attack on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts — present-day Portland, Maine — that took place on October 18, 1775. The British fleet destroyed a large portion of the town, but was unable to end Patriot resistance in the area.

Patrick Ferguson was an officer in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. Ferguson is most famous for developing the Ferguson Rifle and for leading British forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain. Ferguson was defeated and killed at Kings Mountain, a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War.

Massachusetts elected delegates to the First Continental Congress. The delegates who attended were were John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Cushing, and Robert Treat Paine..

New Hampshire participated in the First Continental Congress. The New Hampshire Provincial Congress elected two delegates in July, John Sullivan and Nathaniel Folsom, and they attended the first meeting of the First Continental Congress on September 5, 1774.

First Emancipation refers to the gradual end of slavery in the Northern States following the American Revolution.

Hendrick Fisher was a preacher and politician from New Jersey. He participated in the Stamp Act Congress in 1765. He also led the opposition to the British in New Jersey and played a key role in the Committee of Correspondence, Committee of Safety, and Provincial Congress.

The Battle of Fishing Creek was fought between the United States of America and Great Britain on August 18, 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. British forces won the battle, which is most famous for being part of Thomas Sumter’s campaign against British outposts in South Carolina.

William Floyd was a Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a delegate from New York. He enjoyed a long career in national and local politics and has the distinction of being the only delegate elected by a county to the First Continental Congress.

Nathaniel Folsom was a delegate from New Hampshire to the First Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Association, which set up the Continental Association.

The Battle of Fort Anne took place on July 8, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. The British won the battle, which was part of the Saratoga Campaign.

The Siege of Fort St. John was part of the Continental Army’s Invasion of Quebec during the American Revolution. The siege lasted from September 17, 1775, through November 3, 1775.

The Siege of Fort Stanwix took place from August 2 to August 22, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. It was part of the Saratoga Campaign and ended in an American victory, which led to the eventual defeat and surrender of the British at Saragota.

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was an agreement between British officials and the Iroquois Confederacy that ceded land in the Ohio Country to Great Britain. The treaty replaced the Proclamation Line of 1763 with a formal Boundary Line, and strengthened the Covenant Chain between the Iroquois and the British government. Future alterations to the Boundary Line contributed to hostilities, Westward Expansion, and the fulfillment of America’s Manifest Destiny.

Fort Ticonderoga was a British fort at the onset of the American Revolution. It was captured on May 10, 1775, by colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. The cannon and artillery were eventually taken to Boston, where they were used to fortify Dorchester Heights during the Siege of Boston, which forced the British to evacuate the city.

The Siege of Fort Ticonderoga took place from July 2 to July 6, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. It was part of the Saratoga Campaign and ended in a British victory, which allowed them to continue their invasion of the Hudson River Valley.