Angelo Braschi is elected Pope and takes the name of Pius VI. Feb. 1775
Patrick Henry (1736-1799).
Addresses the revolutionary convention with his famous speech.
"Give me liberty or give me death". March 1775
The Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes. April 18, 1775
They alert the colonists that British soldiers are on the way to Concord to destroy a military depot.
Battle of Lexington. April 18, 1775
First armed clash between American militia and British troops.
British move on to Concord.
Beginning of the American Revolution (1775–1783) against England.
Battle of Concord. April 19, 1775
The British are defeated and retreat to Boston.
Second Continental Congress assembles at Philadelphia. May 10, 1775
Statement of American war objectives is made at Philadelphia. 1775
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga. May 10-12, 1775
The Green Mountain Boys under Colonel Ethan Allen (joined by Colonel Benedict Arnold) capture
Fort Ticonderoga, New York from the English.
A colonial force under Seth Warner (1743-1784) seizes Crown Point, May 1775
New York.
Southern colonies expel their governors. 1775
England hires 29,000 German mercenaries for war in North America. 1775
