1774, January
January 20 — New York established a Committee of Correspondence.
- Committees of Correspondence — Committees used by the Sons of Liberty and Colonial Legislatures to create an intercolonial communication network in order to share critical information and coordinate opposition to British policies. The earliest committees shared information about the Stamp Act (1765) and Townshend Acts (1767–1768) and used the Massachusetts Circular Letter to oppose Taxation Without Representation. Permanent committees were established after the Gaspee Affair (1772–1773).
January 25 — In Boston, customs official John Malcolm was publicly tarred and feathered. Malcolm’s brother, Daniel, was a staunch Patriot and was famously involved in a dispute with British officials in 1768.
- Liberty Affair (1768) — An incident that took place in Boston after British customs officials seized a ship, Liberty, owned by John Hancock, the wealthy merchant and prominent member of the Sons of Liberty. A violent riot followed, and British officials responded by sending troops to occupy Boston, setting the stage for the Boston Massacre.
January 27 — Thomas Hutchinson’s report on the Boston Tea Party reached British officials in London. Based on its contents, Prime Minister Frederick North decided measures were needed to preserve the authority of the Crown and Parliament over the American Colonies.
- Thomas Hutchinson (1711-1780) — A prominent Loyalist in Massachusetts during the lead-up to the American Revolution. He is most well-known for serving as the Governor of Massachusetts during a significant portion of the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party.
- Boston Tea Party (1773) — A political protest that took place on the night of December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. A mob organized by the Sons of Liberty raided three ships and threw all of the tea they were carrying into Boston Harbor. Parliament responded to the incident by passing the Intolerable Acts, which led to the colonies holding the First Continental Congress.
January 30 — Hutchinson Letters Affair
London — Benjamin Franklin was dismissed as Postmaster General by the Privy Council for Plantation Affairs after it was revealed that he sent Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s private correspondence to the Massachusetts Assembly.
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) — Franklin is a Founding Father. He was a member of the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a signer of the United States Constitution. Arguably the most accomplished individual in American history, he also helped negotiate French support during the American Revolutionary War.
- Hutchinson Letters Affair (1773) — A scandal involving leaked private letters from Thomas Hutchinson, revealing his support for restricting colonial rights. The contents of the letters raised anti-British sentiments in the colonies.
- Privy Council for Plantation Affairs — A British advisory body responsible for overseeing colonial policies and administration and ensuring imperial control over trade, governance, and disputes within the American Colonies.
1774, February
February 7 — British officials in London received a petition from the Massachusetts Assembly demanding the removal of Governor Thomas Hutchinson but ignored it.
February 8 — New Jersey established a Committee of Correspondence.
1774, March
March 18 — Boston Port Act Introduced
London — Lord North introduced the Boston Port Act to the House of Commons. The bill required the closure of the Port of Boston until the East India Company was reimbursed for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. This was the first of the Intolerable Acts.
- Boston Port Act (1774) — One of five laws enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. Collectively, the acts are known as the Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts.
- Frederick North (1732–1792) — The 2nd Earl of Guilford. Lord North served as British Prime Minister (1770–1782) for most of the American Revolutionary War. He supported measures like the Intolerable Acts, which intensified colonial resistance.
March 25 — Parliament passed the Boston Port Act.
March 30 — Governor Thomas Hutchinson dissolved the Massachusetts Assembly.
March 31 — King George III pronounced Royal Assent of the Boston Port Act, ordering the closure of the Port of Boston, starting June 1, 1774.
- King George III (1738–1820) — The British monarch (1760–1820) during the American Revolution and the War of 1812, King George III supported policies to maintain imperial control, opposed colonial independence, and became a symbol of British tyranny.
- Royal Assent — A formal process that grants legal approval by the monarch to legislation passed by Parliament, making it enforceable law under the British Constitution.
1774, April
April 22 — Following the example set by the Boston Sons of Liberty, the New York Sons of Liberty boarded the ship London, dressed as Native American Indians, and dumped East India Company tea into New York Harbor. This incident is known as the “New York Tea Party.”
April 30 — A raiding party of American frontiersmen attacked and killed a group of Indians at Logan’s Camp, Virginia, including the entire family of Chief Logan of the Shawnee. Indian retaliation led to Lord Dunmore’s War.
- Chief Logan (c. 1723–1780) — A Mingo leader known for his eloquent 1774 speech, “Logan’s Lament,” expressing sadness and anger after his family was killed in an incident that led to Lord Dunmore’s War. Also known as “Logan the Orator.”
1774, May
May 3 — In Boston, a mob burned effigies of Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Solicitor General Alexander Wedderburn.
- Alexander Wedderburn (1733–1805) — A British lawyer and politician, Wedderburn famously criticized Benjamin Franklin during the 1774 Privy Council hearing over the Hutchinson Letters Affair, inflaming tensions between Britain and the colonies.
- Effigy — A crude representation of a person, often used in protests to mock or criticize public figures. Colonists used effigies to demonstrate anger against British officials and policies.
May 12 — The Boston Committee of Commerce called for reinstating the non-importation of British goods until the Tea Act and Boston Port Act were repealed. A circular letter was sent to New York and Philadelphia, carried by the Express Rider, Paul Revere.
- Non-Importation — A colonial boycott of British goods to protest Taxation without Representation. These agreements put economic pressure on Britain economically, often forcing it to revoke or alter tax laws.
- Express Rider — A messenger who carried correspondence between colonial leaders, particularly during the American Revolution, allowing communication across great distances.
- Paul Revere (1735–1818) — An American Patriot who was an active participant in the movement for independence before the American Revolution. His famous “Midnight Ride” from Boston to Lexington on April 18, 1775, to warn the militia about advancing British troops was immortalized in a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the 1860s.
May 13 — General Thomas Gage arrived in Boston and replaced Thomas Hutchinson as the new Royal Governor of Massachusetts. Gage was accompanied by four infantry regiments. Gage retained his duties as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces.
- Thomas Gage (c. 1720–1787) — Gage was a British officer who served as commander-in-chief of British forces in North America and as the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early days of the American Revolution.
May 17 — Citizens of Providence, Rhode Island, requested the organization of an intercolonial body to challenge the Intolerable Acts, which resulted in the First Continental Congress.
May 20 — Massachusetts Government Act and Administration of Government Act
London — King George III gave Royal Assent to the Massachusetts Government Act, which annulled the Massachusetts Charter, and the Administration of Justice Act, which altered the Massachusetts legislature and political process. Under these acts, all persons accused of a capital crime would be sent to stand trial in England or in a different colony from that in which the crime was committed. The government would also appoint all colonial officials, and Town Meetings were forbidden without the consent of the Royal Governor, and County Meetings were limited.
- Massachusetts Government Act (1774) — It revised the structure of the government in Massachusetts and completely changed the way Massachusetts was governed. It gave more authority to the Royal Governor and replaced the elected Governor’s Council with Governor-appointed Mandamus Councilors.
- Administration of Justice Act (1774) — This Act authorized the Governor of Massachusetts to move trials of British officials accused of committing capital offenses — while performing their official duties — to another colony or to Britain if he believed the accused would not receive a fair trial in Massachusetts.
May 26 — Virginia’s Governor, John Murray, Lord Dunmore, dissolved the House of Burgesses for its open political and religious support for Massachusetts.
- John Murray, Lord Dunmore (1730–1809) — 4th Earl of Dunmore. Murray served as the Royal Governor of Virginia (1771–1776) and is most famous for issuing Dunmore’s Proclamation, which offered freedom to enslaved people who joined British forces, and for his role in Lord Dunmore’s War.
- House of Burgesses — The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in 1619 as the first representative government in the British Colonies in North America.
May 27 — Organization of the Virginia Convention
Williamsburg — Patriot members of the House of Burgesses met at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg to express further support for Massachusetts, advocate for economic retaliation, and call for an intercolonial congress. The participants decided to reconvene on August 1, 1774, which is known as the First Virginia Convention.
1774, June
June 1 — The Boston Port Bill took effect, and British ships blockaded Boston Harbor.
June 2 — Quartering Act of 1774
London — Parliament revised the Quartering Act (1765) and expanded it to include all American Colonies, not just New York. Additionally, each colony was required to pay for all expenditures related to maintaining troops assigned to them.
- Quartering Act (1765) — This Act required the colonies to provide provisions and lodging to British soldiers. In New York, it led to political opposition and violent protests that culminated in the Battle of Golden Hill in 1770, which took place just a few weeks before the Boston Massacre.
- Quartering Act (1774) — This updated the original Act and expanded the powers of British officials in the colonies to seize uninhabited buildings to house troops without the approval of local officials. Many colonists saw this as an infringement upon local authority. However, it did not require Americans to house British soldiers in their homes.
June 5 — Solemn League and Covenant
Boston — Patriots issued the Solemn League and Covenant, an agreement created in response to the Boston Port Act. It was intended to stop all trade (non-importation) between Massachusetts towns and merchants in Great Britain and was a precursor to the Continental Association. Dr. Joseph Warren primarily wrote the document.
- Joseph Warren (1741–1775) — Warren was one of the prominent leaders of the Patriots in Boston. Closely aligned with Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty, he was involved in the Committee of Correspondence and Massachusetts Provincial Congress. He was the author of key documents, including the Suffolk Resolves.
June 10 — The Massachusetts Assembly met in Salem and approved a resolution calling for an intercolonial congress.
June 10 — In Virginia, Lord Dunmore called out the militia in response to the Shawnee uprising on the Virginia frontier.
June 14 — Rhode Island became the first colony to select delegates to the First Continental Congress, choosing Stephen Hopkins and Samuel Ward. Eleven colonies followed suit. Only Georgia failed to elect delegates. Rhode Island played a key role in the American Revolution, helping guide the colonies to independence.
- Stephen Hopkins (1707–1785) — Hopkins was a merchant, judge, and politician and was an early opponent of British taxation policies. He wrote The Rights of the Colonies Examined in protest of the Sugar Act. During the Gaspee Affair, he was the Chief Justice of Rhode Island. Hopkins signed the Articles of Association, establishing the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence.
- Samuel Ward (1725–1776) — A farmer and politician. As a member of the First Continental Congress, he signed the Articles of Association. Ward was elected to the Second Continental Congress but died in March 1776 before the Lee Resolution was introduced.
June 17 — General Gage suspended the Massachusetts Assembly after it met to choose delegates to the First Continental Congress. Massachusetts selected five delegates, but James Bowdoin declined to attend due to poor health. The four men who represented Massachusetts were:
- John Adams (1735–1826) — Adams is a Founding Father. He was America’s First Ambassador to the Court of St. James and the Second President of the United States. He was also the first Vice President, serving two terms under George Washington.
- Samuel Adams (1722–1803) — Like his cousin, John, Adams is a Founding Father. He was a member of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. Adams was a leading proponent of colonial independence and a master of propaganda. After the Revolution, Adams served four terms as Governor of Massachusetts.
- Thomas Cushing (1725–1788) — Cushing was a delegate from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Association. He was also elected to the Second Continental Congress and signed the Olive Branch Petition but did not sign the Declaration of Independence.
- Robert Treat Paine (1731–1814) — Paine is a Founding Father. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Association. He was also elected to the Second Continental Congress, signed the Olive Branch Petition, and signed the Declaration of Independence.
June 17 — Meanwhile, Samuel Adams convened a Boston Town Meeting to discuss paying for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. The participants voted against paying for the tea.
June 22 — Quebec Act
London — King George III gave Royal Assent to the Quebec Act, which established a formal government in Canada. The Act also enlarged the province of Quebec to extend as far as the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, blocking colonial land claims on the frontier. This eliminated territories claimed by Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Virginia. The bill also granted religious freedom to the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec, increasing fears of “popery” in the largely Protestant colonies.
June 22 — Maryland selected its delegates to the First Continental Congress. Samuel Chase was joined by Robert Goldsborough, Thomas Johnson, William Paca, and Matthew Tilghman.
- Samuel Chase (1741–1811) — Chase is a Founding Father. He was a delegate to the First Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Association. He was also elected to the Second Continental Congress, signed the Olive Branch Petition, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Chase is also the only Supreme Court Justice impeached by the House of Representatives.
June 26 — At a public gathering in New York City, Alexander Hamilton and Alexander McDougall condemned British tyranny and supported nonimportation.
- Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804) — Hamilton was a Founding Father of our nation and the first Secretary of the Treasury. He led calls for the Philadelphia Convention and co-authored the Federalist Papers. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, serving under President George Washington.
- Alexander McDougall (1732–1786) — McDougall was a prominent leader of the New York Sons of Liberty and served as a General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. McDougall is most famous for his role as a leader of the Patriot Cause in New York City. In 1769, he wrote a broadside called “To the Betrayed Inhabitants of New York” that triggered the Golden Hill Riots.
1774, July
July 21 — New Hampshire elected Nathaniel Folsom and John Sullivan to attend the First Continental Congress.
- Nathaniel Folsom (1726–1890) — Folsom was a merchant, soldier, and politician from New Hampshire who rose to prominence during the American Revolution. In 1783, he was president of the New Hampshire convention that wrote the state’s first constitution. Folsom died in 1790.
- John Sullivan (1740–1795) — Sullivan was one of George Washington’s most trusted officers during the American Revolutionary War. He signed the Continental Association and led troops in key campaigns. After the war, he led the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
July 22 — Pennsylvania elected its delegates to the First Continental Congress, including Edward Biddle, John Dickinson, Joseph Galloway, Charles Humphreys, Thomas Mifflin, John Morton, Samuel Rhoads, and George Ross.
- John Dickinson (1732–1808) — Dickinson is a Founding Father. He was known as the “Penman of the Revolution” for his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania. Although he refused to sign the Declaration of Independence, his name was signed to the United States Constitution.
- Thomas Mifflin (1744–1780) — Mifflin was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in several key battles during the war and also served as a member of the Continental Congress as a delegate from Pennsylvania. Although he was involved in a plot to remove George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, he participated in the Constitutional Convention and signed the document. Mifflin is a Founding Father.
- John Morton (1724–1777) — Morton is a Founding Father. He was a well-known representative, law enforcement officer, and judge from Pennsylvania. He participated in key events that shaped the American Revolution, including the Stamp Act Congress, First Continental Congress, and Second Continental Congress. He also signed the Declaration of Independence and helped write the Articles of Confederation.
July 23 — New Jersey elected its delegates to the First Continental Congress, including Stephen Crane, John De Hart, James Kinsey, and William Livingston.
1774, August
August 1 — Delaware elected three delegates to the First Continental Congress:
August 1 — Virginia elected its delegates to the First Continental Congress, including Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, Edmund Pendleton, Peyton Randolph, and George Washington.
- Patrick Henry (1736–1799) — Henry is a Founding Father. He is best remembered for his “give me liberty or give me death” speech in 1775, which served as an inspiration for the cause of independence.
- Peyton Randolph (1721–1775) — Randolph was a lawyer, politician, and planter from Virginia who rose to prominence during the American Revolution. He served as Speaker of the House of Burgesses and the first President of the Continental Congress in 1774.
- George Washington (1732–1799) — George Washington is a Founding Father and often referred to as the “Father of His Country.” He led the Continental Army to victory over the British in the American Revolutionary War, presided over the Constitutional Convention (1787), and then served two terms as the first President of the United States under the Constitution.
August 2 — South Carolina elected its delegates to the First Continental Congress. They were:
August 3 — Connecticut announced its delegates to the First Continental Congress. They were:
- Silas Deane (1738–1737) — A diplomat who secured French support during the American Revolutionary War, Silas Deane faced controversy, including accusations of treason, and died in exile.
- Eliphalet Dyer (1721–1807) — 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.
- Roger Sherman (1721–1793) — Sherman is a Founding Father. He was a delegate from Connecticut to the Continental Congress, Confederation Congress, and Constitutional Convention. He served on the Committee of Five that produced the Declaration of Independence. Later, he helped develop the Great Compromise, which set up the bicameral legislature of the Federal Government.
August 6 — The Virginia Convention extended the Virginia Association and its boycott of British goods.
- Virginia Association (1774) — A non-importation agreement that prohibited Virginia merchants from importing goods from Britain.
August 10 — Georgia declined to send representatives to the First Continental Congress. Instead, it adopted a declaration of rights.
August 17 — Philadelphia lawyer James Wilson published his Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament. Wilson presented the “dominion theory,” asserting that the American Colonies were separate political entities under the British Crown, not subject to direct Parliamentary control.
- James Wilson (1742–1798) — Wilson is a Founding Father. A Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, he supported independence, authored important legal arguments, and later served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
August 25 — North Carolina elected its delegates to the First Continental Congress. They were:
1774, September
September 1 — Massachusetts Powder Alarm
Somerville, Massachusetts — General Gage decided to seize military supplies from the arsenal in Somerville, six miles from Boston. He sent Lieutenant Colonel George Maddison of the 4th Regiment and 260 Redcoats to complete the task. The British seized 250 barrels of gunpowder and transported them to Castle William in Boston Harbor. In the aftermath, rumors spread through Massachusetts and the colonies that the British had attacked Boston and were burning the city.
- Castle William — A British fortification in Boston Harbor. It was seized by British troops in 1768 to reinforce control over the city. They were forced to abandon it in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War.
September 4 — In response to the Powder Alarm and rumors of a British attack on Boston, thousands of Massachusetts Militiamen gathered at Cambridge. Before they dispersed, they forced some of the appointed Mandamus Councillors to either refuse their positions or resign.
September 5 — First Continental Congress
Philadelphia — The First Continental Congress convened at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia to address the Intolerable Acts. During the meetings, the delegates worked to define the rights of the colonies and how to defend them. A radical faction led by Samuel Adams, supported independence but conflicted with a more conservative faction, including John Dickinson. Both protested Taxation Without Representation and Britain’s perceived effort to “enslave America.” The conservative faction won out, but Congress did pass resolutions advising the colonies to raise and train militia forces. Virginian Peyton Randolph was elected as the first President of Congress.
Most of New York’s nine delegates were elected on different dates in 1774 and took their seats in Congress on various days in September. The most notable delegates were James Duane, John Jay, Philip Livingston, and William Floyd.
September 5 — General Gage ordered his troops to build defensive fortifications at Boston Neck to secure the city and protect it against another mass gathering of Massachusetts Militia forces.
September 9 — Suffolk Resolves
Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The Suffolk County Convention adopted the Suffolk Resolves, written by Dr. Joseph Warren. The Resolves condemned the Intolerable Acts and provided specific instructions for resisting British authority. These included withholding taxes from the government, ignoring the rulings of appointed judges, and imposing non-importation. The Resolves also criticized Lord North and encouraged military preparations to defend Massachusetts. Paul Revere rode to Philadelphia and delivered the Resolves to the Massachusetts delegates in Congress.
September 17 — In its first official action, the Continental Congress adopted the Suffolk Resolves and ordered the document to be printed in the colonial newspapers.
September 28 — Galloway’s Plan of Union
Philadelphia — Pennsylvania delegate and Loyalist Joseph Galloway proposed a union of the colonies with Great Britain to avoid hostilities. Known as “Galloway’s Plan of Union,” it would have established a colonial government with a Crown-appointed “Governor-General” and a “Grand Council.” Each colony would have representatives on the Council. The plan was rejected in a 6-5 vote.
- Joseph Galloway (1731–1803) — A Pennsylvania politician and Loyalist, Galloway proposed the Plan of Union (1774) to maintain ties with Britain but ultimately supported British authority. During the American Revolutionary War, he confidently told General William Howe that Pennsylvania would support him if he invaded with his army. Although Howe captured the American capital during the Philadelphia Campaign, Pennsylvania did not support the British with the enthusiasm Galloway promised. He fled to England after the American Revolutionary War.
1774, October
October 5 — Massachusetts Provincial Congress
Boston — General Gage again dissolved the Massachusetts Assembly. The members responded by reconvening as the illegal “Massachusetts Provincial Congress” in Salem. John Hancock served as president and authorized a Committee of Public Safety, which voted to mobilize the militia and purchase weapons in preparation for hostilities with British forces.
- John Hancock (1737–1793) — Hancock, one of the wealthiest men in Colonial America, was a leader of the Patriot Cause in Massachusetts, President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, and President of the Second Continental Congress. He was also aligned with the Sons of Liberty. He signed the Declaration of Independence and is a Founding Father.
October 10 — Battle of Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant, Virginia — Virginia Militia forces, under the command of Colonel Andrew Lewis, attacked and defeated Chief Cornstalk and a force of Native American Indians at Point Pleasant near the mouth of the Kanawha River. Colonel Charles Lewis and Colonel William Fleming led the attack on the Indians, who were entrenched in strong defensive positions. The Indians eventually withdrew. In the aftermath, Cornstalk sued for peace, bringing an end to Lord Dunmore’s War.
- Chief Cornstalk (c 1727–1777) — A Shawnee leader known for his role in Lord Dunmore’s War (1774). In 177, he visited Fort Randolph in Virginia on a diplomatic mission but was taken as a prisoner by the garrison and murdered.
October 14 — Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Philadelphia — Congress adopted 14 resolutions, known as the “Declaration of Rights and Grievances.” The document laid out American grievances against Britain and reasserted that their rights as Englishmen had been violated. It specifically outlined and opposed the Intolerable Acts and all measures adopted by England over the past decade. It did not advocate independence but reaffirmed the belief that Parliament had no jurisdiction over American affairs except for regulating commerce and defending the Empire.
October 19 — A mob burned the tea ship Peggy Stewart at Annapolis, Maryland, in the Annapolis Tea Party.
October 20 — Continental Association
Philadelphia — Congress adopted the Continental Association, a non-importation agreement that banned British imports and prohibited participation in the slave trade unless Britain repealed the Intolerable Acts by December 1, 1774. The agreement, based on the Virginia Association, was enforced by local Committees of Inspection.
October 25 — Congress approved a petition to King George III, known as the “Humble Petition to the King.”
October 26 — Congress approved the “Letter to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec.” Primarily written by John Dickinson, it called on Quebec to join the Patriot Cause.
October 26 — Congress adjourned, having voted to convene again on May 10, 1775, if Britain failed to address American grievances.
October 26 — The Massachusetts Provincial Congress, meeting in Cambridge, set the guidelines for establishing Minuteman Companies. These were special militia forces that were expected to respond quickly to any alarms.
1774, November
November 17 — The Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse, with 26 men and horses, was organized as one of the first colonial military units.
November 30 — Thomas Paine arrived in Philadelphia at the invitation of Benjamin Franklin.
December 9 — A cache of British weapons was seized by Patriots at Newport, Rhode Island, and taken to Providence.
December 13 — Word of the Suffolk Resolves arrived in London. The Resolves were declared treasonous.
December 14 — Capture of Fort William and Mary
Portsmouth, New Hampshire — In Boston, General Thomas Gage determined to raid another colonial supply depot, this time at Fort William and Mary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. When the colonial intelligence network was alerted, Paul Revere rode to Portsmouth and warned Patriot leaders. Local militia from the Portsmouth area, led by John Langdon and John Sullivan, stormed the fort and seized the garrison’s military supplies. The supplies were later used to arm the New Hampshire Militia, and some of the gunpowder was possibly used in the Battle of Bunker Hill. During the capture of the fort, the Patriots lowered the British flag, marking the first time Americans lowered British colors at a fort in the American Colonies.
1774 in the American Revolution Era APUSH
1774 is part of the following units, topics, and chapters in the AP US History curriculum:
